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27 June 2014, Issue 706

Fight for records online

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Wooing Chinese tourists

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A bone to pick over dog registration A writer to the letters pages reminds us it’s dog registration time again and responsible owners of dogs will again be wondering what they get for their money. Well I can tell you. Nothing. Because your money is spent almost entirely on bad dog owners. It’s like paying insurance premiums for your neighbour’s house. You get nothing if your house falls down, just as you get no slack from the bail-out fee if your dog is naughty. Good dog owners are paying the council to attempt to control other people’s dogs. Bad dog owners. And sometimes, bad dogs. But mostly, it’s the owners with the problem. I don’t have an issue with costs being recovered from owners of dogs that wander, run rampant, bite or otherwise need attention from dog control officers. And let me add: those rangers do a fantastic job, often dealing with mongrel owners. But it’s time for a change.

trouble, the fee should be next to nothing. I’d pay a fee first up and say $5 a year after that, just to stay on the records. But $78 each and every year, even though my mutt isn’t creating any cost to the council? That is daylight robbery. Maybe the first-up fee should be treated as a good behaviour bond, and then subsequent yearly fees are deducted if the pooch stays out of trouble.

Time for review

Here at RR we agree with Michael’s letter, on page 41. It’s time the dog registration system was reviewed. We live in a user-pays society; and in the case of dog registration, payers aren’t getting anything to use from their fees. Just more regulation, more restrictions and forced subsidy of haphazard attempts to control the irresponsible.

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Either that, or we apply the same principles to every facet of city life: How would beach swimmers like it, if they were required to be taxed? Register all swimmers, so lifeguards can be paid to rescue the ones that get into trouble. Whether or not you’re a good swimmer, regardless of whether you go out beyond your depth or ability – even if you wear a lifejacket, waterwings and a tyre tube around your belly – you still have to be registered and pay. And all the fees will be spent on rescuing the irresponsible swimmers, drunks in jeans; and those getting out of their depth! There’d be uproar, right? Even ACC manage a sliding scale of charges, so higher risk customers attract a higher premium.

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I could understand if dogs were levied a one-off, first-time fee, to cover costs of punching some details into a computer and issuing a tag. Then each consecutive year, unless anything changes and your dog stays out of

archaic and completely unfair. No other animals in society are required to be registered. Horses, cats, politicians, alpacas… you name it, they still dump where and when they like, but none are subjected to the apartheid treatment dogs and their owners are inflicted with. Cats, as Gareth Morgan will tell you, kill native birds on an epic scale. This surely is more devastating to our wildlife than anything dogs can damage. Even the protection of kiwi, of which dogs are blamed for a large amount of carnage, isn’t helped by registration.

“No swimming for you, pal. Your registration’s expired. Go sit.” Other councils give a lot more back to decent dog owners, than Tauranga or Western Bay of Plenty. Thames Coromandel, for instance, actually seem to care, with designated dog zones and plastic bag dispensers at popular dog walking areas. Not so, the local councils. They just take your money, year after year, whether you’ve a clean record or not. So why are dogs singled out? My wife reckons it goes back to the days of hydatids control, when dogs had to be registered to keep track of the dosing. Well that’s long gone, thank goodness. Whatever the reason, dog registration is

Vermin such as possums, rats, ferrets, rabbits and all sorts of noxious pests can be kept as domestic pets, but there’s no requirement to register them. These animals in the wild are considered pests to be exterminated! Yet there’s no control or record of their ownership. If anything has to be registered and controlled, it should be the mustelids and goddam Aussie invaders trashing our bush and native wildlife. This is absurd. It is high time the registration system is overhauled, and good dog owners are let off the hook and councils squeeze revenue from a more appropriate source. Tell us your ideas. brian@thesun.co.nz

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Records buried Christine Clement at the old Te Puke Cemetery. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

A Te Puke genealogist is fighting a six-year battle to get the records of Western Bay cemeteries online for public use. Christine Clement says of the 66 city and district councils in New Zealand, 54 offer their cemetery records online and the Western Bay of Plenty is “falling behind”. “As a genealogist/family historian I do research all around the world. From my home in Te Puke I can access cemeteries in Kaitaia, and Invercargill, in Perth, Western Australia, and Perth, Scotland. “But I can’t access cemeteries in Te Puke, all of 4km from where I live.” There are five cemeteries in the Western Bay: Katikati, Oropi, New Te Puke cemetery, Old

Te Puke cemetery, and Maketu. Tauranga cemetery and crematorium records are listed through Tauranga City Council. “Many of the district and city councils work in conjunction with their local genealogy groups in a win/win situation – the council supplying the burial records and the genealogy group the monumental inscription and often a photograph. “I kind of think ‘Well, hello let’s join the real world’.” Christine has submitted to Western Bay of Plenty District Council during annual plan proceedings for the last six years, to no success yet. “They keep coming back to me saying we have no money in our budget, and I keep asking how much is it going to cost?” She has offered to do the work herself, and suggested if it was a

small sum the Te Puke branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists could find the funding. Christine has yet to hear back about her 2014 submission. WBOPDC group manager engineering services Gary Allis says Christine hasn’t heard back from her submission to this year’s draft annual plan yet as council wasn’t fully adopting the Annual Plan until yesterday. Gary says council has a project underway to get records online, which will progress during the next year. “Placing the records online requires verification of the data and creating a user-friendly interface. Council is happy to work with Christine and the Te Puke Society of Genealogists to match the data bases and have the records available online.” By Corrie Taylor

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A Welcome Bay man is urgently seeking the removal of a series of tree branches overhanging into a nearby park after saving two people from taking their own lives in the last six months. The most recent event, about 8pm Friday, Ralph Sutton and four police officers came to the rescue of a man in his 20s. Ralph has been living in the street for the last four years and although these attempts have only just begun, he says two in six months is sending alarm bells. Just last week Ralph went to cut down one of the branches from the tree only to be told by a neighbour that if he goes ahead with it, Tauranga City Council could impose a fine or prosecute. But Tauranga City Council communications advisor Marcel Currin says the tree is not on public land and is part of a private residence bordering the park. A council member, who lives in the area, is now going to speak to the residents at the address this weekend and see what can be done.

Man jailed for Mount sex attack

“I don’t feel safe anymore” - are the tearful words of a 21-year-old Mount Maunganui woman abducted from a Burger King drive-through by Taranaki man Neihana Jeremy Rangitonga. The woman tearfully read the victim impact statement on the attack she says has left her physically and emotionally scarred during the 36-year-old’s sentencing in Tauranga District Court on Monday. Rangitonga, from Upper Vogeltown, was jailed for four years on the charge of abducting a woman for sex and nine months for threatening to kill, to be served concurrently.

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Dumping upset Clothing donation bins around Tauranga and the Western Bay are being used by dumpers to get rid of rubbish instead of their real purpose. Operated by Save Mart, the bins are placed in areas to collect clothing for charity. But Save Mart manager Steve Griffin says many of the region’s bins are being used to dispose of rubbish, with Brookfield Primary School’s bin a regular dumping ground for household items. “Unfortunately it’s fairly common. As council put up tip fees, the public dump rubbish more and more where they can.” He says Save Mart has no choice but to remove the rubbish because they have to maintain their bin sites, which are cleared twice-weekly. “It’s a bin that’s there for charity and if that’s what they consider a donation to charity then I would hate to see how they live their own lives. “It’s a certain type of person that does it. We have bins at the plaza at Papamoa and on a bad weekend we can pick up a

Brookfield Primary School principal Robert Hyndman says the school has issues with people dropping junk in its clothing bin. Photo by Bruce Barnard. truckload from there and the same from Te Puke,” says Steve. “Certain areas seem to attract that type of behaviour.” He says nobody has reported seeing people dumping, the rubbish just appears. “It’s just an unfortunate part of life.” Brookfield Primary School principal Robert Hyndman says his school has issues with people dropping junk by its clothing bin, which is also a funding source for the school. “We like having the bin because twice a year they [Save Mart] make a donation to the school. That makes it worthwhile having the bin placed here.”

Museum collections heading to old fire station Katikati’s museum collections are one step closer to being put back on public display with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council yesterday moving to support housing items in the town’s old fire station. Council’s Operations Committee members all supported the move to house collections for an interim period, but indicated it could be six months before

earthquake-strengthening work to the council-owned building is complete. Katikati Heritage Museum Trust chair Mike Williams, who is also a Katikati ward councillor, says the move is “a great idea as an interim measure”. Asked if the community wants collections back on public display as soon as possible, Mike says “absolutely”. “What the resolution says is they want

Mount clubbie saves toddler

An English lifeguard who spends summers patrolling Mount Maunganui beaches is being hailed a hero for his part in saving the life of a toddler at a Cornwall beach. Steve Gregory and three other Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeguards at UK’s Perranporth Beach helped perform first aid and save the twoyear-old after she was pulled from the sea on Sunday afternoon. The West Briton Newspaper reports the toddler was found face down in shallow water by a member of the public unconscious and unresponsive.

Truck fire on Kaimai Ranges

A truck was destroyed by fire on the Lower Kaimai Ranges this week. Greerton firefighters were called to a fire in a Isuzu truck on the Tauranga-bound lane of State Highway 29 about 9.10am on Monday. The driver of the Green Fingers Co truck told a reporter at the scene that he was driving along when the truck began overheating and he smelled smoke.

Crash driver facing drug charges

A Te Puna man is amazed a pair of men walked away from a vehicle unscathed after smashing into a powerpole outside the BP service station in Te Puna on Sunday. Although both escaped without injury, the 23-yearold driver is due to appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday charged with possession of cannabis for supply, careless driving, driving while suspended, possession of utensils for methamphetamine use and unlawful possession of ammunition. Emergency services were called to the crash about 2.55pm on Sunday after the car hit a powerpole while travelling west towards Tauranga on State Highway 2. The crash was one of nine accidents on the Western Bay of Plenty roads during the weekend.

The school notifies Save Mart when the bin is full or overflowing and it gets cleared. “I’ve been here eight-and-a-half years and the bin was here when I arrived,” says Robert, who says the school also has issues with people leaving rubbish by the rubbish skip. “It’s locked but after a weekend we occasionally find things left there. We have no choice other than to dispose of it for them.” Robert asks people to use the clothing bin for what it’s intended for – clothes – and to take away their own rubbish when leaving By Letitia Atkinson school grounds.

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to see the building up and completed so we can display a reasonable amount of the collection.” Mike says there is fear in Katikati the museum might end up locked away if not returned to public display soon. “The other thing is if something doesn’t happen relatively quickly, we will lose our volunteers – and that would be a real By Merle Foster tragedy.”

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Wooing tourists

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Tourism Bay of Plenty general manager Rhys Arrowsmith and Trinity Wharf sales manager Tracey Sivasubramaniam are encouraging tourism operators to learn more about the fast-growing Chinese visitor market. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Western Bay tourism operators and retailers are being encouraged to learn more about the needs of Chinese visitors to attract more business from the fast-growing visitor segment. Tourism Industry Association figures show Chinese visitors to New Zealand are expected to double to 448,000 during the next five years – which Tourism Bay of Plenty general manager Rhys Arrowsmith expects the region to get its fair share of. Workshops on driving value from the China market are being held at Trinity Wharf hotel next Friday, as part of a nationwide push by Tourism New Zealand and Qualmark to support tourism operators in getting the most out of the country’s second-largest source of visitors. While nationality figures on those coming to the Bay of Plenty aren’t collected, Rhys says growing interest in the region is shown with visitors from China and Hong Kong to Experience Comvita and Kiwi 360 up by 50.6 per cent in the year to April 2014. Rhys says both Kiwi 360 and Experience Comvita are key attractions to Chinese visitors and good examples of Chinese-oriented attractions

well set-up to host Asian interests. As the Chinese market continues to grow, Rhys says it’ll be increasingly important for restaurants, retailers and tourism operators to understand and meet their expectations for fast meal service, authentic New Zealand-made products and faster pace of travel. Tourism New Zealand’s industry relations manager Paul Yeo says no operator can afford to ignore the unique needs of this important market. “The China market is second only to Australia in terms of visitor numbers, and there is plenty we can do to ensure every Chinese visitor to New Zealand returns home and shares their fantastic memories of quality experiences.” Along with increasing Chinese visitors on tours, or as independent travellers, Rhys also expects numbers to rise from cruise ships arriving from Asia and those visiting family for tertiary students on exchange from Yantai from the recently-signed sister city tertiary agreement. Next Friday’s workshop at Trinity Wharf (11am3pm) will provide operators with information, tools and resources on how to provide the best service possible to Chinese visitors. Details: www.tourismnewzealand.com/ upcoming-events/upcoming-events/getting-ready-forchina-workshops/ By Hamish Carter

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From left to right: MP for Coromandel Scott Simpson, Utilities Manager Kelvin Hill, Group Manager Engineering Services Gary Allis and Minister for the Environment Honourable Amy Adams.

method it has devised to handle bio-solids from Te Puke, Katikati and Waihi Beach wastewater treatment plants,’’ said Ross. “This Council has been determined over the years to do as much as possible to ensure sustainable management of its resources.’’ Council’s Utilities Manager Kelvin Hill said this award is recognition of the last five

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Council scores high in sustainability stakes Council has won a top environmental prize, the Ministry for the Environment ‘Green Ribbon Award for Public Sector Leadership 2014’. The Council has been recognised for its sustainable use of bio-solids at the District’s wastewater plants at Te Puke and Waihi Beach. Western Bay Mayor Ross Paterson is delighted and says the award is recognition of the Council’s commitment to sustainable practices that protect and preserve the environment. “We can all be proud of this Council’s initiative and ingenuity in the

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years’ effort by the Council’s Utilities Team staff to make a difference. “Our staff have strived to achieve environmental improvements and cost effectiveness to reduce operating costs to ratepayers,’’ said Kelvin.

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If you’re a dog owner we’d like to remind you that all dogs, three months of age and over, must be registered and have a red tag by Friday, 1 August 2014. Owners of unregistered dogs may be fined $300.00. If you need further information please contact our animal services team on 07 571 8008.

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Multi-sport festival announced

Bay of Plenty lock Culum Retallick attempts to tackle Waikato wing Luke Masirewa during last year’s ITM Cup clash at ASB Baypark.

Organisers of the iconic Port of Tauranga Half Ironman are expanding their sporting repertoire, with plans to host an inaugural three-day multi-sport festival in conjunction with the event.

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Leading the team It might have been a bolt out of the blue but new Bay of Plenty Steamers captain Culum Retallick is relishing the opportunity to lead an exciting crop of local talent in this season’s ITM Cup campaign. The final make-up of the 31-man squad has been announced this week, seeing a significant cleanout from last year’s side, which managed just a sole win and relegated the team to the Championship Division. In total there are 12 new faces from the Bayfair Baywide Premier Club Rugby scene including halfback Jono Kitto, centre Teddy Stanaway and a complete change of first five eighths in Dan Hollinshead and Paul Morris. Retallick, side-lined for the last six months with a torn ACL,

admits the captaincy role is a “bolt out of the blue” as he continues progressing towards being ready to play in the side’s first preseason hit-out against Hawke’s Bay on July 31. The 29-year-old is ably backed up by two vice-captains in Chiefs training member Carl Axtens and Stanaway, who has been in strong form for Mount Maunganui after making the shift from Auckland this season. “The thing I’m really excited about is that we have kept it pretty local and we have in the past probably selected a lot of guys outside of the union,” says Retallick, who has notched up 66 caps for the Steamers since debuting in 2007. “I think it’s just a good pathway for the guys at club rugby that have trained away hard all season, turned up to the gym at six in the morning, and at night after a day’s work, and have been selected.”

Last season’s sole win leaves the side now in a tough Championship Division draw along with Otago, Southland and Hawke’s Bay while they also face Premiership side’s Tasman, Taranaki and Auckland. And Retallick will be looking to the 19 returning players to transfer last year’s experience into composure on the field as he attempts ensure the stay in the second-tier division is short-lived. “I realise the situation we are in. We got demoted last year and only won one game last season. There were three or four games that we were in the hunt and we lost in the last 10 minutes. “At the end of the day we got demoted and have got to work bloody hard to get back up there [the Premiership Division].” The Steamers first match of the 2014 ITM Cup season is versus Southland in Invercargill on August 15. By Luke Balvert

Sport Bay of Plenty announced on Tuesday the new addition to the sporting calendar, ending months of speculation, including talks of being approached by global giant World Triathlon Corporation to buy

the annual half ironman. Sport Bay of Plenty and New Zealand owned and operated company SMC Events will instead deliver the Port of Tauranga Half moving forward but with a twist. The two organisations held this year’s 25th anniversary in what is NZ longest-running half ironman. A statement on the Port of Tauranga Half Ironman website says Mount Maunganui will play host to the inaugural Mount Multi Sport Festival from January 9-11. The Port of Tauranga Half Ironman will be held on January 10.

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Boys-only wins in survey Boys attending single-sex schools are achieving higher NCEA results than those in mixed-gender schools, according to a new report. But two Tauranga principals – one from an all boys’ school and the other from a co-educational school – say positive results come from both settings. The New Zealand Council for Educational Research for the Association of Boys’ Schools of NZ report surveyed 43 boys’ schools and 225 co-educational schools from 2010-2012. It says the median University Entrance attainment is 42 per cent at boys’ schools, and 23 per cent at co-ed schools; and the median attainment for at least NCEA Level 2 or equivalent is 83 per cent all-boy schools, compared to 69 per cent for mixed-sex. Tauranga Boys’ College principal Robert Mangan believes boys have different requirements for optimum learning to girls, and it’s focussing on these that achieves the report results. “I think we can provide specialised education to meet the learning needs of boys. So that’s a good, structured, organised environment. “We utilise competition amongst the boys themselves – and teaching is based on setting short-term goals so the boys can see those goals are achievable.” Robert says 77.2 per cent of 2013’s TBC school-leavers attained at least NCEA Level 2,

Tauranga Boys’ College sports captain Connor Fifita,with fellow prefects Sam Verschaffelt and Luke Bradshaw. Photo by Bruce Barnard. and 42 per cent achieved median achievement for University Entrance. Mount Maunganui College principal Russell Gordon says NCEA and University Entrance statistics among his boys are improving each year and fall in line with the report’s findings. Russell says 82.2 per cent of boys eligible to gain NCEA Level 3 leave with the qualification. “As a decile five school, our 2012 data shows 84.1 per cent achieved NCEA Level 2. The 2013 figure is 82.7 per cent.”

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Russell believes the key to boys’ success at MMC is their level of self-belief and positive relationships with staff. “We have high expectations for our students to perform and they see their peers achieving at these high levels, so this has become the norm. “We also track student progress and involve them in goal-setting, which allows our students to set realistic targets.” Having taught in both types of schools, Russell says positives exist for boys in each setting. By Zoe Hunter

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Tauranga Riding for Disabled is home to a new hay barn following an almost $10,000 donation from the Lion Foundation. The organisation’s old ablutions block has been reconstructed into a new barn to store hay and tools. Kat MacMillan says they applied for Lions’ funding and it took about three

weeks to build. “We have the use of grass at a property in Bethlehem, but we had the predicament of the use of grass to make hay and nowhere to put it. Now we have somewhere to store it all.” The Lions donation totalled $9992, Kat wishes to thank the foundation for its support. By Corrie Taylor

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Challenge excites Chiefs Chiefs wing James Lowe scores against the Stormers in Hamilton this season. Photo by Tracy Hardy. Cover story

They might be in an unfamiliar position compared to recent seasons but the Chiefs know anything is possible if they’re to force their way back into Super Rugby title contention. After a three-week international test lay-off, the defending champions’ line-up against the Highlanders at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight is in desperate need of a win to keep their tile aspirations alive. Currently fourth and six points adrift of New Zealand conference leaders, the Crusaders, and another four from overall leaders the Sharks, the side sits below its

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usual table-topping standards with six wins, two draws and five losses so far this season. Injured Chiefs flanker Sam Cane says the side knows their season is on the line in what is a tough road home with Kiwi derbies left against the Highlanders, Hurricanes and Blues. But he’s confident the belief still remains to challenge for the title, something that excites the players. “Maybe in the past, with the amount of points we are on, we would almost be out of the picture but the competition has been pretty tight and interesting this year. I know it’s a bit of a cliché but we have to take one match at a time,” says Cane. “Three wins on the trot isn’t unachievable and we’ve seen this group do it in the past, so it’s pretty exciting for us, so we just need to make sure we get each

week right and it starts with this one.” The Highlanders, three points above the Chiefs, will prove a stern test for the Hamilton-based side with their trio of returning All Blacks – Ben Smith, Aaron Smith and Malakai Fekitoa – all playing superbly for the All Blacks against England. Cane, who is side-lined with a knee injury for the next five weeks, knows he’s condemned to watch his teammates from the stands with hopes now resting on a spot in the All Blacks’ upcoming rugby championship squad. “I’m probably three weeks away from starting to run again and realistically a week or two after that. “It’s disappointing but that’s rugby and the timing of the injury is the thing that’s a little disappointing.” By Luke Balvert

Te Puna Hall in community’s hands Te Puna residents are being asked to have a say on the idea of the suburb’s war memorial hall being moved to make way for a roundabout.

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New Zealand Transport Agency has awarded a $135,000 design contract to Opus Consultants to upgrade the Te Puna and Minden roads' intersection with State Highway 2. A roundabout has been determined as the best solution to improve the safety of the busy intersection, with work scheduled to begin in 2015. As result Western Bay of Plenty District Council is holding an open day at the hall on July 31 from midday to 7.30pm for the community to express their views. Mayor Ross Paterson says the memorial hall has been part of the fabric of the Te Puna community for 90 years. “We recognise its importance and we are aware people have very firm ideas about what happens to it,” says Ross. “The community needs to decide where a suitable new location may be, whether they want the existing hall to be relocated, or a new facility to be built. “If so, what should that new facility offer in terms of community activities and people’s needs.”

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Cheynne McCalman at the Pukehina Volunteer Fire Brigade base.

Outward education Since age 15 Cheynne McCalman has volunteered her time in emergency services and community roles – now she needs the community’s help. The Pukehina resident has been a volunteer for the Pukehina Volunteer Fire Brigade for three years, a lifeguard for the Pukehina Surf Rescue club since 2008, is a volunteer observer with Te Puke St John, and relief teaches at an early childhood centre in Te Puke. Relief teaching is the 18-yearold’s only paid job. Now she’s enlisting the community’s help to raise the final $500 needed to attend the NZ Outward Bound course, at Anakiwa in August, where she hopes to gain further skills she can put to use in

her emergency service work. “In return, all the knowledge and skills that I gain, and the ‘character-building’ I experience, I will give back into the local community.” “I think it will be great for my team building skills and basically building my overall life skills, seeing how far I can push myself. This course is pretty extreme from what people have told me, fitness and mental-wise.” Cheynne began working with the Pukehina brigade through work experience at school. “I didn’t expect to be here three years later, but I got hooked on the amazing characters and personalities that were in there as well as the organisation and what

they do to help people.” She’s now on-call 24/7, and recently began observing paramedics’ work through St John. “I can remember the rally car crash near Pukehina Beach; that one was a pretty big one for me, getting learning experience and getting to understand what to do, working with the paramedics on the ambulance.” Cheynne’s goal is to become a professional firefighter in the NZ Fire Service. Of the $3939 needed for the course, she’s raised about $3400 and needs the rest by the beginning of July. Anyone who wants to help can contact Cheynne on 022 166 2759.

By Corrie Taylor

Coco is a 12-year-old Birman looking for a new home. He has a lovely nature but doesn’t get on too well with other cats. Despite his age, he’s still very lively and very healthy. Coco will be best suited to a single-cat home. If you’re interested in meeting Coco and possibly giving him a home, or one of our other lovely cats, 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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New-look lodge for hire ‘Doing the high wire at Ngamuwahine’ could soon become the standing joke for couples getting married at the school camp. Recent extensions at the Ngamuwahine Lodge have upgraded the camp facilities to enable it to host conferences, weddings and other events in the weekend, when it’s not being used by school groups, to generate revenue to subsidise school camp costs. Lodge director Gerry Hart says the extension to the multipurpose community centre has been wellreceived and the Kaimai’s camp has already hosted a handful of local weddings.

“Our emphasise is if we can use it in the weekend for weddings, family reunions, church groups and so on it can generate some income to help keep the cost down for the kids going to camp.” The extension has included an upgrade of the kitchen facilities, improvements to sleeping quarters – with more stand-alone rooms suitable for wedding or conference participants, along with an increase in numbers it can sleep from 60 to 90. Gerry says the lodge, which is run by Tauranga Intermediate School, is proving popular for weddings offering lots of beautiful spots to get married, where everyone could stay overnight at a low cost.

“We’ve got wedding bookings right through until next year,” says Gerry, but he stresses the focus remains on outdoor education at the camp – with its high wire ropes and other challenging activities – as it has for 35 years. The $900,000 redevelopment was covered by grants from TECT ($600,000), New Zealand Community Trust ($100,000) and Pub Charity ($20,000), with the remainder coming from Tauranga Intermediate raising about $50,000 for capital and maintenance work from its annual 12-hour relay. A special morning tea is being held at the Lodge next Friday to thank major sponsors and others directly involved in the build. By Hamish Carter

Lifting the pace at Wairarapa Tauranga driver Phil Campbell is aiming to lift his speed in Wairarapa this weekend, with hopes of finishing strongly in the fourth round of the NZ National Rally Championship series. In their first season in a four-wheel-drive car, Phil and co-driver Venita Fabbro have recorded some impressive results including what seemed like a certain podium finish at the opening round at Rally Whangarei, which was only interrupted by a clutch failure. Following a solid performance in the daylight stages at Rally Canterbury, where he ultimately

finished fifth in The Roofing Store Mitsubishi Evo 9, he’s confident of achieving an even better result at Rally Wairarapa where he claimed his first class win in the 2WD series two years ago. “I’m really looking forward to the event;, it’s one I always enjoy and seem to go alright at,” says Phil, “I think we can make another step forward this weekend.” Meanwhile, Mount Maunganui driver Dave Holder has committed to racing this weekend, after earlier considering forfeiting due to a By Hamish Carter funding shortfall.

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Yes, money can buy happiness, but it depends how you spend it. Research shows buying yourself a coffee will not make you as happy as buying someone else a coffee. It’s not the amount you spend on others, but the frequency of spending on others that makes your happier. This is one of many popular Ted talks, which if you are not aware, is a global movement aimed at sharing local ideas with the rest of the world. Next month Tauranga has its turn to share local innovation with the rest of the world. The event’s theme is ‘great minds don’t think alike’. You can see more about the event, plus more insightful videos, by visiting www.tedxtauranga.com. In other news this week, we finalised the annual plan, which comes into effect on July 1. There were no further changes from what I outlined a few weeks back. We also started to review our chief executive’s performance targets for the

next financial year. He is the only staff member that elected members employ. We will ensure the chief executive’s performance targets for the upcoming year reflect the new direction of this council. Before the previous council left the building, they approved $1.3 million to upgrade council’s information technology systems. The investment was long overdue in my opinion. It was like we were defending our computer systems from intruders armed with missiles and tanks by using just bows, arrows and medieval pots of hot tar. We’ve now armed our stellar computing staff with the basic tools, which are standard for businesses in today’s technological age. This investment is part of our journey to improve our 24/7 services to the community. It will help us to speed up application processes, such as resource and building consents.

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Farewelling Mr Mints Tauranga’s Gael Ansell – known as ‘Mr Mints' for his fundraising efforts in selling Lions Club mints – passed away this week on his 80th birthday. Gael Ansell was wellknown as Tauranga’s Mr Mints.

Gael was surrounded by family and friends when he died from failing health on Monday, June 23. Gael received the moniker, Mr Mints, after taking over the organisation of selling mints on behalf of Lions New Zealand in 2000. Bethlehem Te Puna Lions president Doug Morris says the mints now raise an estimated $5 million for Lions clubs around the country. “He's been involved in mints since he was at Lions in Wellington, where he spent a lot of his working life, where his family originated.” Doug describes Gael as one of life's ‘true gentlemen', who loved to have fun. “What I found was that he was a quiet mannered man, but lived life to the full. Each day he seemed to head off on an adventure.” One of those adventures was taking Bethlehem-Te Puna Lions members to the Cloud in Auckland for the Rugby World Cup in 2011. “He drove up with three of us other Lions for a day out and he was 77-years-old at that stage. “But he led the charge. He, or his wife Judy, would also make sure there was freshly cooked scones and a thermos of coffee and tea for wherever we decided to stop. “We'd always open up the boot, stand around and have a yarn, while we had fresh scones and hot coffee or tea.” Gael, whose health began deteriorating 18 months ago, had four children and eight grandchildren. He will be farewelled at a service at Tauranga Park this Saturday.

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Serious about food A foodie’s heaven is coming to Tauranga this weekend with the second annual Seriously Good Tauranga Food Show. This Saturday and Sunday, ASB Arena will play host to more than 190 exhibitors showcasing some of New Zealand’s most stunning produce and products. Doubled in size – spanning across six courts – and with wider aisles than the 2013 show, the event is set to be a crowdpleaser, says organiser Dana Martin. She says many of this year’s exhibitors are from out of town, so there are plenty of new and exciting things Tauranga residents won’t have seen locally. “They’re coming from Central Otago, the Kapiti Coast, Marlborough and from all the way up to Kerikeri. “Not only will it be showcasing the latest in NZ artisan and boutique food, but others will be bringing unique imported flavours from the Caribbean, India, the UK and the Mediterranean.” A highlight of the show will be live cooking demonstrations in the Tauranga Top Chef Theatre with some of Tauranga’s top chefs in action. International chef and author Peter Blakeway will MC the demonstrations, allowing Add some fresh flavour to your life!

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visitors to see how the professionals do it, and get the chance to sample their unique creations. Yum! Also back by popular demand is the special ‘Parcel Minding Service’ where visitors can leave their show purchases in safe hands at the information desk. More than 2000 free carparks are on offer in ASB Baypark’s main north-side grass carpark, solely for the food show. “There’ll also be lots of specials on offer and some wonderful show prizes to be won,” says Dana. Bay Events is keeping ticket prices at $10 for adults and $5 for those aged 13s and under, for another year. “There were a lot of people, who for whatever reason didn’t or couldn’t make it last year,” says Dana. “We’d like to give them the chance to enjoy this year’s show at last year’s prices. We think the $10 entry fee is superb value for money. “And because it’s double the size and fitting double the people, the queues, outdoors at least, will be a thing of the past.” Doors open 10am5pm daily.

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Smooth parking is one of this year’s food show goals and organisers have a solid plan in place to make visiting the show stress-free. With more than 2000 free car parks available, all show visitors will be directed by parking guides around into the large main car park area, with the concrete car park the domain of the exhibitors. “This will lead straight into the ASB Arena Foyer area, which in turn will lead into the show’s main entrance into the six-court area,” says Graeme. “Car parkers will be on duty so look out for them.”

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Andrew Targett from Tauranga’s Elizabeth Cafe & Larder, Stephen Barry from the highly regarded Mount Bistro, head chef Simon Green from Trinity Wharf ’s Halo Restaurant and Global Cuisine’s head chef Ant Lawler. “These creative and talented chefs will be cooking up a storm for visi-

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Rowing your ‘art’ out Opposites attract…they can even be compatible. Eve MacFarlane has found harmony in two of her favourite pastimes – creativity and sport. Eve studies art and creativity at The Learning Connexion, however you may recognise her from elsewhere. Eve is a competitive rower for New Zealand who is, currently, training for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Living in the Waikato for more than three years, Eve’s life revolves around rowing. She trains every day for the better part of a year and competes internationally for three of those months, representing New Zealand at the elite level of rowing. Eve is one of our Kiwi best. In 2012 she competed at the London Olympic games and is definitely “keen to give Rio a good crack”. Since 2011, the self-proclaimed ‘sports freak’ has allowed a change of pace in her life by studying part-

Left: Eve MacFarlane combines her loves of rowing and art. time. This allows her imagination and her creative spirit to grow. Painting and printmaking lit the creative spark in Eve during high school, so after graduating she was looking for an art course that was flexible enough to do from home. The Learning Connexion was just the right fit. Eve loves the fact that she can order supplies from the online materials shop and her tutors create a real enthusiasm that supports her learning. As well as working towards the 2016 Olympics Eve is grateful she has been given the opportunity to balance her life with her two loves: sport and art.

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Qualified truck drivers are in high demand throughout the country with commercial transport operators looking to overseas prospects to fill their fleets and get their trucks back on the road. The driver shortage bodes well for those currently working towards or considering a commercial road transport qualification, as employers are snapping up the majority of graduates straight after course completion. “About 95 per cent of our commercial road transport graduates are offered employment within a month of graduating because they’ve not only got the qualification, but they’ve also

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Pillans Point School pupils are connecting with their community through the arts – donating hundreds of dollars raised from a wearable art show to the Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust. The school raised $380.20 at their wearable arts show this month, which was put together by a group of Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. Room 5 teacher Amelia Read says this year’s learning focus is about connecting through the arts and environmental sustainability – so they decided to donate the money to the trust. Carole Long from Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust attended both wearable art performances and last week took a North Island brown stuffed taxidermy kiwi with a real egg to school for the for Pillans Point children to see. “Carole came to speak to our students about what the trust is intending to use our donation for and our children learned a great deal,” says Amelia. “They have really got involved in doing their part to help keep our environment sustained for future generations.”

Care home relay Residents and family members from Cedar Manor Care Home are holding a fun walk with spot prizes and a sausage sizzle for each participant with junior classes from Tauranga Primary School at Jordan Field, Memorial Park next week. The event on July 4 is part of the Bupa Baton Relay 2014, and runs from 9.15am-10.45am. The Queen’s Baton Relay is a much loved tradition of the Commonwealth Games and symbolises the coming together of all Commonwealth nations and territories in preparation for the four-yearly festival of sport and culture. In the same tradition Bupa are uniting their communities and people across New Zealand. Run across 28 days, the Bupa Baton Relay will see thousands of Bupa employees from around New Zealand joining together with communities in July to encourage people to get moving and celebrate the XX Commonwealth Games. The 2014 games, held in Glasgow, begin July 23.

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Patients in ED rise 41 per cent Patient numbers at Tauranga Hospital's Emergency Department have risen 41 per cent in 10 years.

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Cleaning up education Welcome Bay Pippins are raising awareness of basic first aid and hand hygiene to Bay of Plenty schools this winter. The Pippins’ newly-launched ‘Pippin Health’ is designed to encourage them to practise clean hygiene at home and at school, sharing the message with friends. Pippin leader Sonia Anderson says the girls have been sharing what they’ve learned about the importance of washing their hands to prevent the spread of winter bugs and germs. They’re also telling people to keep cuts covered to prevent the spread of school sores – which is seen as a common schoolyard bug. Selwyn Ridge Primary School has allowed the Pippins to place

‘Steps on correct hand washing’ stickers above the hand basins in every bathroom, class hand basin and the staff room. “The teachers from a wide range of schools that our Pippins attend have also been supportive and have welcomed the opportunity to support this,” says Sonia. “They also see the importance of this information, especially since it is the time of year when colds and flu are at their highest.” In addition to their visits, the Pippins have been asked to inspect school bathroom facilities, checking if the taps are easy to use, if water is warm and inviting to wash hands in, and if they have soap and if pupils are able to dry their hands properly. “With the feedback from the girls, we’ll send that back to the schools to help them look into it

further, in what else they can do to increase correct hand washing,” says Sonia. “What started as a small simple badge has grown into an advocacy Welcome Bay Pippins Ella Anderson, 6, Sophie Denham, 7, Neisha Hitchcock, 6, Jordyn Spalding, activity to 7, and Hollie Andrew, 6. Photo by Tracy Hardy. re-educate and remind their local community in hand washing and covering cuts to prevent germs.” The Pippins have also prepared a filmed message on an iPad to share at an assembly at Selwyn Ridge School, where most are pupils, as an important message for the wider school. By Zoe Hunter

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Ute racing on track Former top kart racer Blake Harris is hoping to follow in his dad’s tracks this weekend when he takes to Manfeild raceway for the first time – and in a bigger vehicle’s than he’s used to.

Champion karter Blake Harris with the SsangYong Actyon he’s racing this weekend.

After eight years’ competitive karting, including four years’ claiming class champion titles at Fagan’s Valley in Te Puke, the 16-year-old’s debut race a full-size vehicle is behind the wheel of a SsangYong Actyon Sports double cab ute. Competing in a 22-strong field, it’ll be Blake’s second practice event ahead of the launch of the new class of racing in September. “I’m really looking forward to it,” says Blake, who is the youngest driver in this weekend’s field. “I just want to have fun and to stay out of trouble, but it would be good to do quite well.” Surgery on Blake’s foot forced him out karting last season, but he’s excited about stepping up to race the 2.3 litre Mercedes Benz engine-powered ute after having a go at the Taupo race track last Friday. While Blake still hasn’t sat his driving licence for the road, he’s got his racing licence two days before getting behind the wheel of the Ssangyong in what will be his first experience driving a manual. “It took a couple of laps to

get used to it,” says Blake, who describes braking the two tonne ute as something else he’s had to adapt to after years of racing his 145kg kart – driver included. “But it doesn’t feel as fast as racing a go kart because you are higher off the ground,” says Blake, who is drawing on dad Brett’s years of experience racing in the GTRNZ class of the IRC competition – in which he came third in his Nissan Skyline this year and won three years ago. “Because he’s raced so much on the track he’s giving me advice on

how to handle the different parts,” says Blake, who says he’s picked up a little from watching his dad race. “I am the pit crew.” Blake would love to race in the SsangYong Actyon Racing series, which is being launched as a support class to the BNT V8 SuperTourers at the Ricoh Taupo Motorsport Park on Fathers’ Day (September 7), but knows it’s only a dream without sponsorship. “But one day I’d love to,” says Blake, who’d love to hear from anyone interested in sponsorship. Those interested can email brettandheather@slingshot.co.nz

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Bay of Plenty international rally driver Mike Young’s solid start to the Asia Pacific Rally Championship continued in Queensland last weekend, where a successful performance saw him retain his series lead in the 2WD class. Up against some tough Australian opposition familiar with the slippery, fast roads around Caloundra, Mike knew he and co-driver Malcolm Read had a challenge on their hands to maintain their Production Cup and Two-wheel-drive Cup championship lead over Mark Pedder and Tom Wilde. “To keep our championship lead after this event is awesome because we always knew trying to beat Mark and Tom at their home event was going to be tough,” says Mike. “They’ve done this rally heaps of times in the past and know it really well, but we didn’t let that get to us.” The 21-year-old driver finished fifth in the International Rally of Queensland, securing second in

Bay of Plenty driver Mike Young and co-driver Malcolm Read competed well in last weekend’s International Rally of Queensland. Photo by Geoff Ridder.

both the Production Cup and Two-wheel-drive Cup categories along with winning the Junior Cup class in his Cusco Racing Proton Satria Neo. His solid performance in Queensland and at earlier rallies in Whangarei and New Caledonia saw him finish second overall in the Pacific Cup Championship, behind reigning European Rally Champion Jan Kopecký. Mike also sits fourth overall in the APRC drivers’ championship, only 10 points behind third-placed Mark Pedder. “It was a really successful weekend for us here in Australia. We stuck to our game plan and that was to finish the rally and bank good points for the championship.” Mike’s focus returns homeward with his next event Auckland’s CRC Speedshow on July 19-20, when he joins 19 other motorsport competitors who are excelling internationally as part of the Kiwi Young Guns display, before heading to Malaysia for the next round of the Asia Pacific series which he’s already looking forward to. “I love the Malaysian Rally. It’s tricky and it’s almost like the rally of attrition in some ways, but it’s always a good challenge. Mark [Pedder] has never competed in Malaysia before, so hopefully that helps us out a little too.”

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Positive progress for Papamoa Organisers of Papamoa Progressive Association’s Town Hall meeting on Monday, July 14, at Gordon Spratt Sports and Recreation Centre off Parton Rd, are thrilled to have secured Tony Ryall as guest speaker.

As usual, all residents and businesses are warmly invited to come along and ask all those questions of our current MP, before he leaves Parliament to pursue another direction in life. Come along and listen to the insights gained through years of experience as one of the Government’s ‘young guns’. Papamoa has certainly been in the news during the last month or so, as you would expect for a “place on the up”. There’s been announcements of the

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Natural wonders still surprise This quirk of nature’s Sometimes I sit and reliable alarm has yet to contemplate the raise any concerns with natural wonders and the neighbourhood. As the chickens are goings on of life. I’ve just had the first mandarin from a tiny shrub I planted six months ago. Unfortunately, the poor plant was chewed at; almost to death by an over excited puppy. The same canine menace has tormented the chickens to such a point where some of them sleep in the hedge. A year after hatching one chicken has become so traumatised it’s decided to cock-adoodle-do at 5.35am every morning.

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still looking the same as they ever did, the stealth rooster may avoid detection for a while. The cute, ball-offluff puppy seems to have a liking for the leaves and trunk of the mandarin tree, so it’s now surrounded by a small fence just like on a real farm. Most of us have snacked on a few mandarins, as they are sweet and juicy; and fortunately for us during winter, they act as Mother Nature’s vitamin C booster. Naturally, citrus of all types thrive in winter

CHICKEN

and I’ve always liked the fact they’re the colours of the sun. As most of us just peel and eat them, I thought it would be nice to include them in a simple filo pastry dish, teaming them with cranberry and chicken.

Filo parcel of marinated chicken, cranberry and mandarin Ingredients Melted butter, for brushing on filo 1 packet filo pastry 500g boneless chicken thighs ¾ cup soya sauce ½ cup runny honey 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp powdered ginger 4-6 mandarins, broken into segments 2-3 Tbsp cranberry sauce Method Cut the chicken into small fillets and marinate for several hours in a mix of the powdered spices, honey and soya sauce. Afterwards, bake off chicken in a moderate oven about 150-160 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes until cooked through but not dry. Cool the chicken. Lay out one filo sheet. Quickly butter and place another sheet on top. Place a few chicken fillets near the bottom edge, then lay some mandarins next to them and a few dabs of cranberry sauce. Carefully roll the whole thing into a cylinder. Remember to work quickly with the filo and brush well with butter, so it doesn’t dry out. Repeat the process until all of the chicken is used up. Bake the parcels in a hot oven – about 170-180 degrees Celsius – until golden brown and serve as a light meal.

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31 Website shows city’s most-loved eateries

Tauranga residents are naming their favourite restaurants on a website that enables everyday citizens to share what’s great in their communities. Mediterraneo Cafe, Copenhagen Cones, Tay Street Beach Cafe, Cafe 88, Elizabeth Cafe and Larder, The Phoenix and Sidetrack Cafe are some of the most popular eateries. The website localist.co.nz encourages residents to post personal recommendations from their region and provides a platform for local businesses to shine. Television stars including Maketu’s MasterChef New Zealand winners Karena and Kasey Bird celebrated their hometown by treating 150 guests to an eightcourse meal at Tauranga Art Gallery on Friday.

Region’s top tastes on air Ernie Stewart and Peter Blakeway say working together on the series was a blast. cater for enormous number is mind-blowing.” Chefs, cooks and cuisines from across the Bay of Plenty are being showcased on screen Peter says creating the show was ‘a ton of fun’. “It was great, we work really well together; Ernie in a Tauranga-produced television series just let me do my thing, and it was a team collaboration.” titled ‘Taste From Our Land’. Watching the pilot episode on TV last Tuesday Airing for the first time last week on TV Central, evening was a dream come true for Ernie, who the 20-week series is showcasing 10 chefs and cooks directed and produced the series. from across the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. “My wife said to me the other night: ‘After doing The series is the brainchild of Tauranga man Ernie all the filming and the hours of editing with checking Stewart, a former diesel mechanic who was inspired and rechecking aren’t you sick of it?’. But to see it by the region’s produce and products after moving actually on TV is such a thrill.” from Gisborne. Ernie hopes to screen the series on other regional “I visited the Tauranga Farmers Market, and I saw channels and ultimately the Food Channel on Sky. all of this stunning produce. And I thought; ‘We A new episode will air on TV Central each week, need to let the world know what we have here’. with three screenings: Tuesday 9pm, Thursday “I was always moaning about the content on 2.30pm and Sunday 6pm. national television, and one day I decided: if you Ernie and Peter will have a stall at the don’t like it, change it.” Tauranga Seriously Good Food Show at ASB Ernie joined up with Tauranga chef Peter Blakeway, Arena this weekend. By Corrie Taylor the series’ onscreen presenter, and the pair set about finding chefs and cooks to feature. It’s taken 12 months and less than $50,000 to get the series on screen; and while overcoming financial barriers was the greatest struggle, finding talented foodies was not. Peter says the level of talent often hidden away through the two regions is incredible. “I do genuinely think folk don’t realise just how talented our chefs are. “On screen we have a really interesting mix of restaurants getting involved, from the classic winery with Mill’s Reef, through to the unbelievable team at ASB Arena. Global Cuisine is stunning; the way they

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New face for preschool celebrating 30 years DAYBREAK

NUR SERY & PRESCHOOL

DayBreak Nursery and Preschool is celebrating 30 years of early childhood education and service this year – and they’re marking the birthday with a new philosophy and new branding.

Manager Christine Ryan says their new name distinguishes them from other centres and makes them truly unique in Tauranga. The new crest shows three elements – a koru, world globe and the sun. These elements acknowledge the centre’s emphasis on biculturalism and multiculturalism and represents DayBreak’s belief: each new day is a fresh, new start bringing about a new beginning for all. Seeing a need for preschool education in Tauranga, Mona Candy and Mavis Wilson opened DayBreak Children’s House on

Beginning their educational Egmont St, Ohauiti, in June 1984, journey with their parents and operating it as a sessional centre family, children continue learning with just 10 children. at Daybreak Nursery and Preschool In 1998, Christine and her from age two and become eligible husband Kerry purchased the busito enter the preparation for school ness, rebranding it as DayBreak programme. Preschool and moved to Fraser St “The DayBreak Preschool with a licence for 24 preschoolers. children of the past are now the Since then, numbers have more parents of the present and the than doubled and the preschool future,” says Christine. continues to strive to improve the By Zoe Hunter quality of education and care. Christine says DayBreak Preschool not only prepares children for school but helps them prepare well for school. “DayBreak aims to help young children gain the practical life skills which enable them to become competent, confident learners, who contribute to their DayBreak Nursery and Preschool manager family and society in Christine Ryan. a meaningful way.”

Young learn through inspiration This month The Village had the privilege of hosting a visit with Prime Minister John Key.

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The children were very excited about the visit and spent lots of time preparing questions, setting up their own political parties with slogans and platforms, and investigating how New Zealand’s political system works. The day of the visit found the children full of excitement, and all their hard work was evident as the Prime Minister engaged them in conversation and answered their questions in terms they could understand, making references to favourite ice cream flavours and room cleaning. It is easy to see how inspired the children are from meeting a political leader. But you don’t have to be the leader of a country to be inspiring. I’m very inspired by two of our teachers, who have signed up to do something they never even considered before – participating in a charity boxing match. Both ladies have been training hard and eating a

Vhiolette, Cohyn and Renee with Prime Minister John Key at The Village Childcare.

healthy diet, and one has even been inspired to give up smoking. One of the best ways of helping our children to become the best people they can be is to find ways to inspire them. It may seem like they are not paying attention, but they will notice your acts of kindness, generosity and patience. So try to give them as many opportunities as you can to witness inspiration; and who knows, maybe your child could end up being Prime Minister one day.

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Concert collaboration: Brass and voice Music lovers are in for a treat this weekend with the first-ever combined concert by Western Bay community choir Oriana Singers and Tauranga Brass.

Oriana Singers musical director Katrina Wickham decided to invite the brass band to share the programme when planning the mid-winter concert of blues, spirituals and jazz songs.

Katrina says the combination of voice and brass seemed like a totally logical way to offer a stronger programme – and Tauranga Brass conductor Jack Reid is excited about the result. Oriana Singers acting publicity officer Denise Green says everyone involved is delighted to have the chance to work collaboratively and have come up with a programme of music and sounds offering broad audience appeal. The choir’s repertoire includes

spirituals and blues songs that were precursors to the jazz genre, along with a lighter, popular jazzy flavour with songs like ‘Sentimental Journey’. Denise says a highlight for the Oriana Singers will be performing ‘A Little Jazz Mass’ by Bob Chilcott, which they first sang to much acclaim at Tauranga Art Gallery during the Jazz Festival. Tauranga Brass is set to impress with favourites such as ‘Misty’, played on the flugel horn by Anne

Cassaidy, ‘Georgia on my Mind’ featuring a horn solo by young player Billy Fleming and ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’ with soloist Peter Cranson. The programme concludes with a combined choir and brass

rendition of ‘Joyful, Joyful’. ‘Blues, Brass and All That Jazz’ is on at St Thomas More Church, Gloucester Rd, Mount Maunganui, at 2pm Saturday, June 28. Tickets are available from choir or band members or at the door.

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The Oriana Singers and Tauranga Brass rehearse. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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Assisting in elderly transportation Q: My mother recently moved into a rest home. The problem is Dad is still at home and very capable; he just can’t drive to visit her. Are you able to assist me in understanding what is available to get him to her? A: I gather your father is not on a main bus route or can’t manage a bus for himself and there are no friends or family nearby to regularly assist him in getting to visit your mother. In this case there are a few things for you to consider. The first is there are taxi vouchers that provide 50 per cent discount on a taxi fare. Your father needs to be assessed to be eligible. There are a number of organisations which provide this assessment, some include: Life Unlimited, Age Concern and Action Disability. There are many businesses around that could drive your father to the rest home. Alternatively, an agency like Home Instead is also

able to provide transportation and additional services with the transportation, such as grocery shopping and errand deliveries. Debra Jager is managing director of Home Instead. Home Instead specialises in caring for your loved ones. Whatever your needs, they have trained and flexible staff available to assist you. Phone today on 07 571 4228 or visit our website www.homeinstead.co.nz

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Nixon needs a new home My name is Nixon and I am a gorgeous nine-monthold male Lab-cross. I am a very lively, full of life boy who adores people and I get very excited when someone comes to visit me. I do know how to sit but I will need lots of regular exercise and some ongoing

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Tour guide Antonio Cacace.

Experience Italy in the flesh A chance to experience Italy’s food, culture, history and architecture in the country itself is on offer this September. About five positions are left on Antonio’s Grand Tour of Italy – a 17-day tour run through La Bella Italia.

The tour, running successfully for 10 years, often attracts those aged 50-75 and offers the chance to experience “the real Italy” with owner and guide Antonio Cacace. Antonio’s idea of touring Italy with a small group of New Zealanders was born from his strong desire to spread the Italian food and artistic culture. He opened a restaurant, La Bella

Italia, in Wellington, importing ingredients from Italy, and was surprised at his customers’ demand to see Italy and taste its cuisine in loco. The Grand Tour was born, and is enriched each year with new locations to visit and new taste experiences. “I want to put Kiwis in touch with the real Italy, and to discover nooks and crannies of the Bel Paese.” Starting on the southern Amalfi coast, there are olive oil and limoncello tastings, followed by balsamic vinegar in Modena and Prosciutto crudo and Parmigiano in Parma. Culture, history and art are all integral to the trip, taking in the ruins of Pompeii or Ercolano. A night at the opera provides a further contrast to an exciting afternoon spent in Maranello, at the Ferrari circuit. “This trip immerses you in the Italian way of life and culture as no other trip can.” Spaces are limited to bookings must be made ASAP. By Corrie Taylor

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Warning over funeral rules Katikati pensioner Ken Allen is warning elderly people about the costs of funerals – and Work and Income New Zealand’s role in assisting in paying for them.

Development Minister Paula Bennett’s office suggesting Ken open a new bank account and start saving again for his funeral. “How can you do that when you’re living off the pension?” The Social Security Act 1964 states a single person can only have assets of $1031.31 and a married person $1718.12. But houses, cars, boats aren’t classified as assets – WINZ only looks at what money is in applicants’ bank accounts. “You could own a house worth half a million, or a million dollars, and have motor vehicles, boats and God knows what. “If your partner passed away you could sell them and get the cash, and they don’t classify it as access cash.” The maximum WINZ funeral grant is $1998.57, which is thousands less than the maximum $5879.81 paid by ACC for funeral expenses following an accidental death – and it’s not means-tested. By Andrew Campbell

Ken says many pensioners have a mistaken belief WINZ will help with funeral costs even if they have savings – and that’s wrong. After Ken’s wife Rona died last November, the 82-year-old says WINZ forced him to use the couple’s joint savings to pay for her funeral and wouldn’t pay any assistance to allow him to remain in his Waikanae flat. With joint savings totalling about $8700 when Rona died, her funeral costs were $7367. WINZ told Ken he had to pay the lot because he had more in savings than the WINZ asset limit of $1720. “I was in a unit in Waikanae paying $500 a fortnight for rent plus water rates,” says Ken. “After the first living alone allowance came through I paid up all the rent and everything, and it left $120 to live off for the two weeks. “During that period of time I had to see a doctor. That cost $50 plus prescriptions because I wasn’t feeling too well. It was impossible for me to live there.” Ken’s now living in the RSA village at Katikati. One of his sons put his name in for it. He’s in a single unit at less than half the price of what he was paying in Waikanae. He’s written to politicians about the treatment he received from WINZ Ken Allen wants to warn others about funeral costs. and received a reply from Social

Knowing how to protect your future A recent press release from Minister for Senior Citizens Jo Goodhew indicates work is underway to simplify getting an Enduring Power of Attorney.

As discussed at our last Age Concern Seminar, there are two types of EPA: property, and care and welfare. The recent Elder Abuse Awareness Week highlighted problems that can arise when actions are taken that aren’t in the best interests of the older person. Even when an attorney has been appointed, things can still go wrong. Age Concern believes there needs to be a provision within the EPA Act requiring a person nominated as attorney to undergo a credit check to ensure they’re not bankrupt before the Power of Attorney is activated. The legal forms may be simplified. Also looking be into is whether EPAs could be made more affordable by encouraging legal service providers to offer EPA discounts through the SuperGold Card programme. At the next Age Concern Quarterly Seminar on July

8, knowing how to use your SuperGold Card is one of several topics under the heading ‘Saving Money-playing your cards right’. There are many more services and products available than you realise. For information and tips on using a wide variety of cards including Community Services Card, loyalty cards and credit cards register now for the seminar. Call 07 578 2631. The seminar is at Tauranga RSA Hinton Lounge at 1237 Cameron Rd, Tauranga.

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Ian Turner With 25 years’ experience under my belt providing guidance to businesses and organisations both in New Zealand and in the UK, I’m well placed to serve the Tauranga community as a member of the TECT board. A qualified chartered accountant, I enjoy applying my financial management skills to projects and organisations that benefit others. I’m currently in my second four-year

term as chairman of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. I have also led Tauranga Chamber of Commerce as president, served as treasurer of Tourism Bay of Plenty and enjoyed various governance roles within private companies and schools. My heart is in education and I have a proven track record of supporting community growth. The local company I own with my wife Adele, New Zealand Educational Tours, gives back to the community through sponsorship of the Founda-

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tion for Youth Development, Tauranga Arts Festival, and National Kiwi Trust. Our company proudly trains and employs local teachers to conduct its tours as well. As a TECT board member, I would draw on my extensive business background, financial experience and planning skills to help manage TECT’s investments and ensure TECT continues delivering long term benefits to the community through grants and funding. www.facebook.com/ianturnerfortect

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I was born in Te Puke where I live with my wife Mary. I have been a Trustpower consumer for 40 years. I offer the trust a safe pair of hands as an experienced director over many years, and many companies involved in the horticulture business. I am a kiwifruit grower with directorships on Market Gardeners Ltd, La Manna Group Ltd, chairman of NZ Fruitgrower’s Charitable Trust and a director of Horticulture NZ, having recently retired as president. I am a fellow of the NZ Institute of Directors. It is my intention to contribute some more time to our community. I believe that the TECT mission firstly, is to maximise the return by way of cheque paid annually to our Trustpower account holders. The trust’s community responsibility is to assist worthy projects and organisations that benefit the wider Bay of Plenty community and assist with the growth and development of the region in which our Trust capital was created. I have sound ethics, good experience and the highest level of integrity. I understand the community interests well, I am non-political and I am prepared to put significant time and energy to fulfil your expectations of the trust.

Ron Scott Speaking from experience. Being an elected TECT trustee is a role I value and enjoy. I get to meet an enormous number of people active in the community in a range of community groups such as the TrustPower/TECT helicopter, the Waipuna Hospice, schools and clubs. It has been great to see the amount we are able to grant local groups has increased dramatically in the last eight years. I also am able to use my background in economics and governance to contribute to looking after TECT’s assets –particularly the shareholding in TrustPower – so that the TECT cheque paid directly to TrustPower customers has been able to almost double since 2006. One of my roles as trustee of TECT is to contribute to the Audit Committee to ensure our systems, information and controls are accurate, transparent, thorough and appropriate. I strongly believe that having a board of trustees with the experience and commitment to carry through the longer term vision of TECT is a key to TECT’s success. I am asking for your vote so that I can continue to contribute to that success story and TECT can keep on making Tauranga and the Western Bay a great place to live. Best wishes, Ron Scott.

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2014 TECT Elections

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Paul Tustin Paul Tustin does not come to the TECT election lightly. “This is an opportunity to be truly useful to my community,” he says. “And when the trust chairman and senior consultant in your law firm taps you on the shoulder, you listen.” Retiring trust chairman Michael Cooney has told his younger colleague that TECT needs Paul’s business skills and experience, along with his fresh ideas. Paul’s management talents have been honed by 15 years as partner at Tauranga law firm Cooney Lees Morgan. His expertise in commercial law and investment will ensure sound governance and growth of TECT assets, which in turn secures funding for TECT cheque beneficiaries and grant recipients. He is acutely aware the trust needs to enhance and support this region. “And that’s enormously important to me. “For example, everyone I know uses the TECT-funded ASB arena in some way. A strong trust can make a real difference, whether it’s enhancing emergency services or supporting a major community event or fostering a tertiary campus for our young people.” If elected, Paul will donate his trustee fees to a handful of charitable causes. Paul lives at Mount Maunganui with Tauranga-born wife Sam, daughter Lucy and son Ben.

TECT is a valuable asset that delivers worthwhile rebates to consumers and substantial support to our region. I offer myself for election as a trustee, dedicated to the task of ensuring ongoing benefits to you, your family and our community. As a wife, mother and grandmother supportive of a family active in both sporting and artistic fields, I have been involved with a range of volunteer organisations at local, regional and national levels. My roles include president of Tauranga Performing Arts Competitions Society (12 years), national admin-

istrator for the Performing Arts Competitions Society of New Zealand (4 years) and I currently work as administrator for the Bay Oval Trust. I have experience in organisation management, strategic planning, and committee leadership. I understand the challenges that organisations face when dependant on community grants for programmes and projects. If elected I will work diligently to ensure good stewardship of the TECT investments. I will support the consumer distribution scheme, whilst working

Eddie Jackson Eddie is the general manager of St John in the Central Region. Having been a senior manager for more than 30 years in a large organisation, his commercial experience and abilities have him well-placed to assist the Trust in achieving its objectives. He believes a key objective is to ensure that the Trust is financially sustainable, as it is only in this way that it can benefit both consumers and the community in the long term. Having worked in an organisation that is focused on the community, and which has a large volunteer component, Eddie also understands the pressures placed on groups that want to provide services, but struggle financially. He believes TECT is well-placed to be a key supporter in making the Bay of Plenty an even better place to live. Eddie is committed to ensuring consumers receive their annual rebates and that community groups get that 'helping hand'.

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Paul Tustin ENDORSED BY OUTGOING CHAIRMAN MICHAEL COONEY ONGOING TECT CHEQUE PAYMENTS DONATING HIS OWN TRUSTEE FEES TO CHARITY ADVANCED MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL SKILLS PAUL TUSTIN

toward increasing the funds available for the community grants that deliver facilities, educational, social and recreational services in our region.

PARTNER COONEY LEES MORGAN

SUPPORTS STRATEGIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Eddie is a member of both the Tauranga Club and Tauranga Golf Club. He also enjoys fishing, cycling and tennis. Married to Bronwyn, with a grown-up family, he has been a Tauranga resident for 12 years. Eddie Jackson, CStJ, MBA(with distinction), AFNZIM, Churchill Fellow.

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Peter Blackwell I am a Detective Sergeant in the Police, having served 38 years, including 29 in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga, where I live with my wife and the youngest of our four children. My driving passion is to make this community a better place for all, and I have worked hard to make a difference. Over the past 29 years, I have built solid relationships and gained valuable insights into the objectives and needs of our local community and sporting organisations. I offer honesty, integrity and energy, plus a commitment to protect TECT’s asset base for the long-term good of our community. Thank you for your support. Founder and Trustee of Tauranga Police CIB Charitable Trust. Organiser of the Tauranga Police CIB Luncheon and Tauranga Police Charity Golf Tournament - with nearly $2 million raised and put back into more than 40 local charity and community groups over the past 20 years. Chair of BOP Decision Reach Out Trust which has provided

leadership courses to more than 250 local students over the last 15 years. Recipient of a QSM for Services to Police (2007), a Certificate of Achievement in the New Zealander of the Year (2010) and awarded BOP Times Person of the Year (2011).

Jerry Cowper I am standing for TECT because I’m a local businessman who cares about this region. Having lived here since my school years, I have always sought to give back to the community via business and voluntary organisations including Classic Flyers (board member), Rotary (past president and Paul Harris Fellow), Rotary Youth Exchange (chairman) and the Matua Estuary Care Group (founding/current chair). My business experience includes 27 years in commercial banking and nine years self-employed as a business mentor. I understand financial decision making and I have the acumen to protect TECT’s sizeable investments and make a difference. My view on TECT is to protect the status quo with the majority of the annual distributions being returned to TECT consumers via

individual cheques. Thereafter the communal funds need to be invested wisely, so that Tauranga is a better place to live, work and play.

Denise Whitehead A long time resident of Tauranga, Denise has been actively involved in employment and volunteer roles to benefit and grow the community. Denise has been engaged in the retirement village industry since 1986, as manager of Greenwood Park Retirement Village for 13 years, national village manager establishing and developing 14 villages throughout NZ and an executive member of the Retirement Villages Association of NZ for nine years, as deputy chair for two of those years. From 1995 Denise served a three year appointment to the CHE Board of Western Bay Health. Since retiring Denise was the inaugural chair and remains a member of the Tauranga Elders Forum and a team member to establish the AgeFriendly City Strategy for Tauranga. She has provided research and consultancy information for the retirement village industry and has been involved in many advocacy roles mainly in connection with older folk.

Denise considers fairness and integrity in all avenues of TECT’s dealings are her top priorities – fairness in its distribution of consumers’ funds and integrity in the way it conducts its business.

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Vote for Michael O’Neill, candidate for Trustpower I take some pride that my family, my ancestors have been connected with Tauranga since the 1880s and have served the community in public and voluntary roles since that time. I am currently serving our community as the president of the BOP JP Association, as a member of the Child Youth Mortality Reviews Committee and through continued services to surf lifesaving. Past community service includes 12 years elected local body representation, membership on various community trust boards, 25 years service to life saving, rugby coach to regional levels, regional Road Safety committee member, president NZ Antique Collectors Society and elected representation to professional National and Regional Committees. I have lived in Tauranga most of my life, I understand the challenges the district faces. Having worked on other local trust boards, I respect and understand the need for supporting community organisations, I offer experience, a passion for our community and I promise openness, fairness and impartiality in the decision making processes of the Trust.

Consumers in Tauranga and the Western Bay are the beneficiaries of TECT’s shareholding in Trustpower, a locally based company which is a significant employer and a strong community supporter in our area. The TECT Trustee elections are an important opportunity for the community to be involved in selecting trustees who have a wide knowledge of local communities in Tauranga and the Western Bay. As I am engaged daily in this area, I have a current working understanding of our communities and their aspirations. Tauranga is my lifelong home, so I have a long history of community involvement in Tauranga and the Western Bay. My current chairing roles include, Envirohub Bay of Plenty and the Welcome Bay Community Centre. I have recently been appointed to the Bay of Plenty Community Response Forum and to the District Liquor Licensing Committee. Previous roles include deputy chair Tauranga Art Gallery Trust, chair BayTrust and board member of Philanthropthy New Zealand I served as an elected member of the Tauranga City Council for 21 years, including six years as deputy mayor. I will use my experience to help TECT exercise wise stewardship over its investments and to support and build our communities.

2014 TECT Elections Ross Brown

TECT plays an important role in our community and annually returns a dividend cheque directly to consumers. I am committed to see this continue. I will bring vast business, marketing and communication experience to TECT governance with a focus on assisting community funding organisations which struggle to get worthwhile projects underway. My aim is to achieve better synergy between parties involved by streamlining the funding process, thus maximising benefits to our community. I am presently general manager of Sun Media but my community experience includes business ownership, membership of Boards of Trustees, and an active role in Rotary. After 44 years living and working in the Bay of Plenty, I have valuable knowledge of the people and the area we live in. I believe this connection to our community is the best foundation to progress and shape TECT projects and policies in the future.

PEOPLE PROJECTS PROGRESS VOTE ROSS BROWN for TECT Enthusiastically part of our community for over 40 years

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Sydenham’s new tree species Sydenham Botanic Park is home to five new trees following the planting of araucaria species this week. Two araucaria araucana, commonly known as the monkey puzzle tree, have been planted at the park’s frontage along with two more kauri gifted by Graham Dyer. This week’s plantings, attended by Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby, join more than 100 trees Graham’s donated to the park during the last decade. Sydenham Botanic Park advisory group chairman Brian Hodge says he hopes in future the araucaria species will become more prominent at the park. “We’ve been slowly planting trees of the cousins of the New Zealand kauri.

The intention is to develop a grove of these trees. They’ll be big trees in 50 to 100 years’ time.” Sydenham Botanic Park advisory group is voluntary, with the land administered by the Guardian Trust on behalf of the state Frank Sydenham, hence the park’s name.

Risking our endangered species It is 2015. The newly-elected Government is proposing to sign off on oil exploration on Codfish Island, where most kakapo live, and in the McKenzie Basin, where most black stilts live. The Minister of Natural Resources has given assurances the birds will be safe, because there’s never been a single reported incident of threat to these birds from exploration activities. Are we happy? They are delivering on an election promise, after all. I doubt there is a single person in the country who thinks putting such iconic species at risk is justifiable.

By Zoe Hunter

Sydenham Botanic Park advisory chairman Brian Hodge, Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby and resident Ronana Richardsome, 9, with the monkey puzzle tree.

Thanking our volunteers

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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During last week’s National Volunteers Week it was appropriate and in good taste local Mayors Stuart Crosby and Ross Patterson co-hosted a mayoral reception to celebrate the bicentennial of Justices of the Peace serving their community as volunteers for 200 years. More than 7000 Justices throughout the country provide ministerial and judicial services to the courts and their communities, with their tasks and functions being numerous.

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It has been an enjoyable first two weeks as the National Party candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate. For the first day or two post the June 6 selection, I took time to celebrate with my wife and children quite an amazing process and outcome. For all those unfamiliar with the machinations of the National Party, it has been quite a journey to get here, with many weeks of meeting the 101 delegates who are selected by party members to make the decision.

Adopting the annual plan Elected members adopted the Tauranga City’s 2014/2015 Annual Plan at a council meeting this week. When I read the agenda, I was surprised to notice a previous clause in prior annual plans had been removed from the recommended resolution. The clause was: “That it be noted that during the preparation of the 2014/2015 Annual Plan there were issues arising that did not have the support of all elected representatives. Though there may not be unanimous agreement on every aspect or prioritisation in the 2014/2015 Annual Plan, council endorses the overall content of the 2014/2015 Annual Plan”.

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Loosen the leash on dog registration fees Last week dog owners were issued dog registration accounts. Close to 11,000 fees are paid at $78 per dog (if paid early otherwise its an extra $30). At $78 the total is somewhere upwards of $850,000 income. For this fee in Tauranga a dog owner receives nothing other than a plastic tag and ever-decreasing places to exercise their pet. We’re told the money is for TCC’s Animal Services team, who tend to complaints about dog and other ani-

fund all animal control services, which I suspect include cats stuck in drain pipes and up trees etc. In addition should your dog be impounded by an enthusiastic animal control officers - looking for something to do, when they’re not proposing to TCC additional no dog zones - regardless of having your dog registered you will pay horrendous fees for release from custody: $750. The infringement fees for dogs only are so huge I suggest they can fund dog control without

need for dog registration fees of $78 that is user-pays. There’s a total of 28 infringement fees ranging from $100 for failing to advise a change of address to $750 (for eight of the infringements listed). Dog registration, as noted in TCC material supplied, is one of the oldest laws in NZ dating back to 1865. It’s well overdue this legislation is revisited and controls, in respect to fees councils can levy, are set fairly; and fees raised for dog control are used for dog management purposes only. M O’Neill, Maungatapu.

mals. Kindly dog owners, it appears, are expected to

TCC response to dogs fees: The Animal Services team provides a range of services to try ensure dogs, their owners and the general public are able to share the city and be safe. The services include things such as: managing the registration process; operating the pound; education programmes; investigating dog attacks and complaints; and managing prosecutions. Legally, dog registration fees can only be used in relation to dog control matters. Other animal services activities, such as cat or stock control, are separately funded from rates or by invoicing stock owners where applicable. Dog registration and pound release

fees are set by council. Infringement fines for breaching the Dog Control Act 1996, such as failing to register a dog, are set by Government. Impound fees range from $40 for a first offence to $150 for the third offence (plus food costs). Fees for unregistered dogs are higher. The income from dog registration for the year ending June 30, 2014, was about $650,000. This total reflects the fact not all fees are for the full year and some registered dogs are exempt from fees (for example, guide dogs). More information on animal services is on: www.tauranga.govt.nz

A world plagued by humans A television programme called ‘One born every minute’, is referring to us humans in New Zealand, and around the world but it should probably read: ‘Thousands born every minute’. We’re heading into a period of a world plaque of humans, which means many insects and animals

will become extinct. We humans control almost everything - but we cannot control ourselves, as we’re burgeoning to a world population of eight billion by 2030. More people equals more pollution, more crime, more civil unrest, with mini-wars, skirmishes etc. I reiterate: all life lives

only 27 per cent of terra firma (solid earth), with only 0.8 per cent of fresh water.Why don’t Members of Parliament, with the appropriate portfolios, realise that we are heading into disaster, and introduce birth control as soon as possible worldwide. E Izett, Brookfield.

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Kill macron breeding programme I’ve kept quiet since the Roger Rabbits on macrons but I see matters are getting out of control. Macrons are Scottish, of course, like most of the world’s great inventions. Kiwis are probably unaware they are named after a sub-tribe of the McCrones, not be confused with maca-

roons, macaroni and McGroans, which I’ve endured all my life. They even have their own tartan. However, as they already breed like (Rogers) rabbits, I strongly advise terminating your breeding programme. Och aye, JW McCrone, Welcome Bay.

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Support swims past MP My question to Tauranga MP Simon Bridges asks how he became an expert in marine biology and marine geology? How can he say with absolute truth and knowledge the 55 Maui’s dolphins won’t be harmed or stressed by their peaceful environment when it’s plainly evident he’s no expert in those fields. Ditto the Rena. How does he know what will be let loose with the drilling? Even real experts don’t know and we’re in an unstable part of the planet.

The people of Tauranga made their feelings clear, a turnout of about 400 is fairly representative. He ignores people at his peril - people who contribute to his salary for representing us. Is he in danger of becoming a John Key clone? A charming smile and nice suit, slipping away unable to face the public, when something important comes up? It doesn’t cut the mustard, he’s lost my vote. A Taylor, Avenues.

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges responds: The Government takes public concerns about Maui’s dolphins seriously. In 2012, we established a collaborative forum of experts to review potential risks to Maui’s dolphins and what more could be done to ensure their survival. The forum found the threat to Maui’s dolphins from oil and gas development is very small. Fishing-related activities, specifically set nets, were identified as the biggest threat (95 per cent). In response we’ve roughly doubled the set net ban area to more than 100km2. The Government is also establishing an expert advisory group - comprising of researchers from the Department of Conservation and Ministry of Primary Industries

who hold advanced degrees and doctorates in marine mammal studies and have many decades of research and experience collectively - to provide ongoing advice and to ensure we take every practical measure to protect the dolphins. You can be assured this Government is totally committed to ensuring survival of Maui and Hector’s dolphins. It must be remembered conservation efforts and exploration have coexisted in Taranaki since the 1960s. Exploration isn’t new - 23 wells have been drilled in the West Coast North Island Marine Mammal Sanctuary over the past 40 years without a single incident involving Maui’s dolphins.

Treaty negotiations: The dangers of Over it - big time govt’s gifting

So G McIsaac (‘Process of addressing historical issues in fairness’, The Weekend Sun, June 13) believes in fairy tales. Bruce Moon recently outlined what constitutes real theft of Maori land and asked very publicly if anyone knows (quote): “Excluding such cases since 1840 from consideration, I invite Mr Clark and others to identify instances of real theft of Maori land”.The silence was deafening. Not one reply. If you’ve ‘studied’ the Treaty of Waitangi, perhaps it’s time you studied how the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 was set up by the then Labour Government of Geoffrey Palmer and we believe was used by successive governments since to buy Maori votes. The Waitangi Tribunal is made up of either all Maori or mostly Maori who hear claims and settle them behind closed doors with the Government. We are over it big time. We pay non-stop for breakfast in schools, prisons, refuges, unemployment and every other handout imaginable, without ‘gifts’ for false claims. In our opinion, Maori are being rewarded for bad behaviour and it has to stop. Why should we all work to pay for this. Many thanks for giving us the chance to air our views. T & J Hill, Tauranga South.

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Re: G McIsaac’s letter ‘Process of addressing historical issues in fairness’ (The Sun, June 13). Fairness and ‘honouring the treaty’ no longer belong in the same sentence. Colonisation, wherever it happens, is inherently intrusive. The British were more benign than most. They were ambitious but not saints. At least they introduced uncountable benefits of civilisation and made extensive positive changes - which benefited everyone - while making the effort to govern fairly, without fear or favour. They launched Maori into the 19/20th centuries, from a state of basic primitivity. This was absolutely vital in a fast-changing world. Maori history is fraught with ongoing barbaric wars, and utter scorn for human life, or agony. There are many books on the subject, indicating cause for serious concern, recognising the danger NZ is in if matters continue, and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations is allowed to continue his self-serving untrammelled gifting. D Holm, Otumoetai.

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Containers Staff salaries part of ratepayer-fleecing blot our beautiful Bay landscape It is some concern I notice more and more shipping containers all over Tauranga, getting higher and higher, and making an ugly blot on our beautiful landscape. Of course the powers that be do not care. The only focus from our MP is if it makes a dollar then anything goes, who cares. Okay, the question is who cares ? Some people in power today would probably forget the question, which makes one wonder if the leading people in politics have such a lapse of memory all of the time? Why are we paying them to represent us in Parliament? Should they not be seeking medical help? Our Prime Minister thinks a recently-departed MP is honest. How many members of the public agree with that? And what does it say about him? M Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

In the Weekend Sun (June 13, 2014), Maureen Anderson’s letter headed ‘Are we just sheep to be fleeced?’ raises some very serious questions that are relevant to all ratepayers in New Zealand. The Auckland ‘Super City’ experience to date has been dramatically costly. By 2013 its debt doubled to $13 billion, with lots more coming. Staff numbers increased by 2000-plus to more than 10,000. And iwi are ensconced within, without a single vote cast, with ‘wish-lists’ now costing

seeking to reduce numbers and cost and improve efficiencies after $2 million of ratepayer monies. None of the objectives were achieved, not one. Maureen notes $38 million supports 520 CBD city council staff, but this doesn’t include 250-plus council controlled organisation staff. One year earlier, there was less than 190. Salary costs are now perhaps another $14 million per annum, and is there more elsewhere? TCC ratepayers payment of salary/wages is more like $54 million-plus. That’s more than 50 per cent of annual rates. This is way to high. I Stevenson, Tauranga City.

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ratepayers hundreds of millions per annum so far. I see no ratepayer benefits here. The inescapable conclusion is these factors coalesce into rapidly rising debt and rates for all. Official theories seek only that the uncontrollable monster gets bigger and so self sustaining then it’s beyond change by ratepayers. Apparently they have succeeded? Tauranga City Council, like Western Bay of Plenty District Council, staff numbers keep rising - even after a 2013 staff review

cils. Businessman Paul Adams is to be applauded for taking lead in looking for real change. With no Local Government baggage, wouldn’t it be great if he led a new entity and shook it free of the last 100 years of ingrained bureaucracy. A number of elected or potential councillors and bureaucrats, who make their living off the ratepayer, may hate the idea of a new, slimmed down structure - but they’ve had their chance. We need a transformation and we need it now. T Brown,Tauranga City.

Macrons make sense

Dear Rogers Rabbits, I usually regard your editorial as the best part of The Weekend Sun but June 13’s was quite confusing. Was it just facetious or impatience with the use of various ‘thingies’ (symbols) in a number of languages? Surely not the latter? These symbols help in pronunciation of words in some languages. In supermarkets, you find items from France and other places with a variety of symbols to denote pronunciation. If you learn Chinese symbols help learners avoid funny or insulting mistakes. Macrons in Maori language indicate a long vowel sound. Modern computers and printing can handle them. My computer is too old or I’d add them. It won’t be added expense to taxpayers but without macrons more paper is needed to print long vowels. Be careful with being facetious - it can spark off a lot of trouble. N Hobcroft, Tauranga City.

A statue for Greerton?

Re: Battle of Te Ranga commemoration. Colonel Greer overcame Maori building yet another trench for another battle, and so brought peace and an end to the Musket wars in this area. Surely peace is a greater achievement than any victory in a battle like that at Gate Pa? It would be most fitting if a handsome statue of Colonel Greer was erected in the heart of Greerton – named after him. A fine figure of a uniformed Greer, mounted on horseback, would enhance the suburb with a plaque detailing the battle and the peace it brought. I wonder if Buddy Mikaere and his aides have a few thousand leftover from the huge amount gifted to commemorate the Gate Pa skirmish? They might like to donate to such an exciting project. C Thompson, Tauranga City.

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

Friday 27 June

Annual Supreme Art Exhibition

Tauranga Society of Artists Inc exhibition of about 150 original paintings of different topics & styles at Baycourt June 27 & 28 9am – 5.30pm & June 29 9am – 4pm.

Saturday 28 June

Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am. Children welcome.

Ascension Consciousness Workshop At

Brain Watkins Trust Hall, Tauranga 9am - 1pm. Explore your past, present, future life patterns of experience & learning. Connect with your spirit guides & life plan. Cost $30. Limited places. Terry 544 2619 or terry@empower-u.net

Bay Association of Sea Kayakers Raglan Harbour Weekend. Bevan 576 8885

Brass, Blues & All That Jazz Oriana Singers in concert with Tauranga Brass at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd, Mt Maunganui 2pm. Tickets $12 adult, $5 student available at the door. Coast Care Community Working Bee

Maketu Spit, meet at the car park at end of Ford Road 9am. Look for the Coast Care flag. Planting equipment supplied, but feel free to bring your favourite spade. Wear covered footwear & bring gardening gloves. Light refreshments provided. Bring a friend. Chamber Concert At St Peter’s Anglican Church, Mt Maunganui 7.30pm. Chalium Poppy presents The Baroque Organ & other works. Adults admission $15, children free. Come Dancing Tonight Sequence & old time dancing at Greerton Hall 7.3011pm. Great music & supper. Entry $6. All welcome. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Allyson 576 9194 Community Roast Meal With karaoke theme July 5 at Welcome Bay Community Centre. Cost $20pp (no door sales). Arrive 6pm for 6.30pm. RSVP before July 2. 544 0682. Supporting building fundraising. Hwa Rang Tae Kwon Do Dynamic martial art suitable for the family ages 5 up. Term 2 - Classes for kids, beginners & adults 7 days from 4pm/Sat 9.30am at Martial Arts Academy, 154 First Ave West. First class free. Christine 021 980 878 info@tmaa.co.nz Market Greerton Hall 8am – 12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Nancy or Merv Waihi 07 863 6697 ME/CFS Support BOP AGM July 5 at 14b Hocking St, Mt Maunganui 10.30am. Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. 570 1438 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 Tauranga Fuchsia Group Meet at Art &

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Craft Hall, Elizabeth St, Tauranga 1pm. The Seriously Good Food Show At ASB Arena June 28 & 29 10am - 5pm. Gate sales only. $10 per adult. $5 aged 13 yrs & under. The Sociables 30’s/40’ age group of males & females that meet once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events. Email sociables@outlook.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

Sunday 29 June

A Classical Afternoon Presented

by the Friends of the BOP Symphonia. Quality entertainment from quality performers at Wesley Church Centre, 100 13th Ave, Tauranga 2pm. Door sales only. Adults $10, students $5. Children under 10 years free.

Bay Bible Fellowship/Lord’s Day

Welcome Bay Primary School Hall, 309 Welcome Bay Rd 10am. Praise & worship. Lincoln Forlong teaching from Galatians 2:1-10 infiltrated grace - what a nightmare. www.baybiblefellowship.co.nz/ Beekeeping Hobbyists Meet at 501 Kaitemako Rd, Welcome Bay 2pm. All welcome. Gordon 027 544 2882 Bible Seminars Every Sun at Greerton Senior Citizen’s Hall, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: “Getting to know God.” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504 BOP Branch NZ Assn Rationalists & Humanists Meet at Alzheimers NZ House, 116 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.30-3.30pm. Speaker: Riaz Raheem. Judi 576 6872 BOP Community Trails Urban Mountain Bike Rides (guided). Last Sun of month 10am winter. From 17th Ave next to Village. 1.5 – 3 hours easy rides. $5pp. 027 297 1213 or BOPTrails@gmail.com or FB BOP Community Trails.

BOP NZ Assn of Rationalists & Humanists Meet last Sun of month at Alzheimer’s NZ House, 116 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.303.30pm. Judi 576 6872 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

Home Computer Club (Tga) Inc

Computer enthusiasts meet to share knowledge & experience last Sun of month at Arts & Crafts Centre, Elizabeth St West 9.30am – 12.30pm approx. $3 door charge. 544 2067 Maketu Rotary Club Market 3rd & 5th Sunday at Village Green, Park Rd, Maketu. Stalls $10. Lyn 533 1572 or 021 882 059

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 Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. 578 3606 Radio Controlled Car Club Come & watch large scale 1/5 truck & buggy racing at TECT All Terrain Park, Whataroa Rd, off SH36 from Pyes Pa Rd. Gates open 8.30am, racing from 9.45am, weather permitting. www.tectallterrainpark.co.nz 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 Tauranga Spiritual Society Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm start. Mini expo - readers & healers. Members $3, non $5. 022 067 0467

Tauranga Young Classical Musicians Soc Concert at St Enoch’s Church, 16th

Ave 2.30pm. Come & listen to our young talent. Te Puke Spiritual Discussion Group 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun of month at Hair Linez, old railway Station, Jellicoe St 10.3011.30am. $3 door. Meeting of spiritual minds, to learn & share with each other. Elaine 573 5361 or FB Hair Linez for details.

Monday 30 June

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. 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 Beginners Salsa Lessons Presented by Bay Salsa at Otumoetai Action Centre 6.45pm. New intake every 4 weeks. Improver salsa lessons - walk in classes 7.45pm. $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.

Capoeira Tauranga Brazilian martial art

combining elements of dance, acrobatics & music. Term 2 - Mon 4.30-5.30pm. Thurs 7-8.30pm at Martial Arts Academy, 154 1st Ave West. First class free. Scott 578 5344 info@tmaa.co.nz Chess Mt Maunganui Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Juniors 6.157.15pm during school term. Open club 6-11pm Noel 579 5412 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 Fire Brigade Bowling Club Club night, general meeting at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 7pm. Sharon 543 3929 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 Free Budget Course Learn how to budget, save & spend wisely. 3 Monday nights at Foyer, Holy Trinity Church, 3rd Ave, Tauranga 7pm. 578 7718 or cap@holytrinitytauranga.com

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 & advocacy. Coffee & chat 10am – 12pm. 579 9890 Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Mount RSA Indoor Bowls Mon & Thurs. Names in by 6.45pm. New members welcome. Joy 574 8003 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls Box Drawn Mixed Pairs Matua Primary School Hall, Clivedene St 7.15pm. New members welcome. Karen 576 0443 Parkinsons Society Exercise class weekly Tauranga, Te Puke & Whakatane. Red Tulip support meetings monthly Tauranga, Katikati & Whakatane. www. parkinsons.org.nz or Kylie 07 218 0620 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 Silver Singers Choir Soprano voices required. Practice every Mon at St

GUIDE The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where. Stephens Church Hall, Brookfield Tce 1pm. 579 2465 Taekwon Do The Silla Club train Mon & Thurs at Te Puna School Hall. All ages welcome. Gwyn 0274 587 871 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 supportive club. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Joan 577 6781

Tauranga Pipers & Drummers Club

Meet weekly. Dennis 552 4910 Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Monday club nights 8-9.30pm. Lessons 7-8pm. Tauranga RSA Cameron Rd. Website: Taurangarocknrollclub.org Liz 578 9063 after 5pm. Tauranga RSA Indoor Bowls Mon report 12.45pm for 1pm start. Weds 3.45 for 4pm start. 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. 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 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 & 10.1511.15am 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 & 10.3011.30am 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

Tuesday 1 July

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coffee/hot chocolate/tea available at 36D McDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am 2pm. 2014 @ The Clothesline Quality preloved clothing babies - adults 50c - $2, 36D McDonald St, Mt Maunganui 10am - 2pm.

The Weekend Sun 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 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. Lorraine 579 3229 Balmorals Leisure Marching Team

Ladies welcome to join aged 30-60 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 Bethlehem Pottery Club Tues & Thurs at 13 Bethlehem Rd 10am - 3pm. Jane 552 0046 BOP Linux Users Share & learn about free Open Source software & the Linux computer operating system. 1st Tues of month , LJ Hooker cnr Cameron Rd & 8th Ave 7-9pm. $2. 578 6024 www.boplug.co.nz

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 July 8 at 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton 1-3pm. Free. 579 6470 or 0800 842 426 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 Genesis - Women’s Group St Paul’s co-operating church, 242 Dickson Rd, Papamoa 10am morning tea. Final meeting for Genesis - please bring a small plate of food. Come & reminisce & meet old friends. Jennifer, Salvation Army 578 4264

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 Israeli Dancing Beginners class every Tues at Gate Pa Primary School Hall, Cameron Rd 7-8pm. All ages welcome no partner required. Maria 544 1680 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Maxene 575 0162

Mount Social Table Tennis Group

Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 7.30-9.30pm. Friendly social table tennis of all levels. $4. 575 2048 Mum’s (& Bubs) Squash Come & try squash, all abilities welcome. Bring playing clothes & court shoes, racquet if you have one. Room for babies & toddlers behind glass back court. Gold coin donation. Ph Renae to confirm 027 452 1053

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Tues morning class 10am - 12pm.

Weds Advanced, Thurs Club night & new dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 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

Saintly Shakers Preschool Music

Every Tues at St Peter’s Church, Victoria St, Mt Maunganui 10-11am & Thurs at St Mary’s Church, 1 Marlin St, Bayfair 9.30-10.30am. School term only. Music, dance, play, fun & morning tea. 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. John 578 9716 South City Indoor Bowls Club Open Fours Tournament (plate & raffle item). At Greerton Hall, Tauranga. Names in by 7.15pm. Mary 541 0687 Take a Break with Craft Every 2nd Tues, at Monowai St Chapel. All ladies welcome. Betty 574 3042

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 Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at QEII Youth Centre, Memorial Park, Tauranga 9-11.30am. New players welcome. Heather 574 0976 Tauranga Scrabble Club Tues at Tauranga Bridge Club, Ngatai Rd 9am. 3 games $3. New players welcome. 544 8372 Tauranga Target Rifle Club Club night Tues at indoor range in Elizabeth St West 7pm. Target shooting using .22 target rifles. All equipment supplied for new shooters. sportsground.co.nz/taurangatargetrifle Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 7.15-9.30pm. Confidence building, speaking skills, leadership skills. Alan 544 5989

Wanganui Girls’ College Old Girls Assn Tauranga branch mid

year luncheon, Tauranga Sport Fishing club, Sulphur Pt Marina 11.30am. All past students welcome. 548 2110

Wednesday 2 July

Age Concern Walking Group Meet at

Greerton Rugby field car park, off Oropi Rd 10am. All welcome. 578 2631 Badminton Mt Maunganui Club night Weds at Mount Sports Centre, Maunganui Rd 7-9pm. Janice 575 2438 or 027 201 0529

Baywide Community Law Service

Drop in clinic every Weds at 63 Willow St 5-6.30pm. Free legal assistance. 571 6812. Every Tues morning at Te Puke Clinic ph 573 5614. Every Thurs morning at Katikati Clinic ph 549 0399 Bethlehem Mah Jong Club Every Weds at the Pavilion, Kempton Park Village, 40 Te Paeroa Rd, Bethlehem 1-4pm. Arrive 15 mins before play so tables can be allocated. Mah Jong lessons available for beginners (by prior arrangement only). Shona 552 6230

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

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

Fire Brigade Bowling Club Club day tournament at Greerton Hall, Cameron Rd 10am. Plate please. Sharon 543 3929 Gate Pa Indoor Bowls Club night 7.30pm. Champ finals 7pm at Greerton Hall. Kevin 543 4044 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2-3pm & Fri 11am - 12pm. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Proudly supported by NZ Heart Foundation. Mark 0274 444 945 Greerton Gold Leisure Marching Team Ladies 50+ invited to join Weds

at Morland Fox Park 8-9.30am. No experience required. Marion 578 1108 Healing Rooms Every Weds at Bethlehem Township, C1 shop 1-3pm. Prayer for healing, interdenominational. 021 110 0878 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 Mt Maunganui Indoor Bowls Play Weds nights & Sun afternoons. Allen 575 0059

Otumoetai Care & Craft Group

Every Weds during school term at St Columba Church, Cherrywood 9am 12.30pm. Dawn 576 7783 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 Table Tennis Tauranga At Memorial Hall, QEYC every Weds 1-3pm & 7-9pm & every Fri 7-9pm. All welcome. Bill 578 1662 www.sportsground.co.nz/tabletennistauranga

Tauranga Mid-Week Tramping Group Ngamarama Track towards Te Tuhi Junction & return. Grade easy, 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. Margaret 578 1017

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 tschathamtga@gmail.com Yoga with Ocean Views Every Weds & Fri at Fergusson Park Sports Centre (end of Tilby Dr, Matua) 9.30-10.40am. $12 casual. Stella 0210 249 3690

Thursday 3 July

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

Salvation Army, Eversham Rd, Bayfair 7.30-8.30pm.

Army Cadets (WBOP Cadet Unit)

Every Thurs at Tauranga Army Hall 6-9.30pm. Ages 13-17 youth development with a military flavour. Email: admin@wbopcu.org.nz

Awesome Clothing Sale Good quality, all sizes & styles - men’s, women’s, children’s, shoes, sheets, duvets etc. Only $2 a bag. You pick. At 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 1.45pm. Play indoor bowls, 500 & bolivia. John 575 2422 Community Bible Study International

At 14th Ave Gospel Centre 10am - 12pm for a non denominational in depth Bible study. Jack & Betty 544 3809 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

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This week we farewell our fabulous horoscopes writer Lorraine Ross. Lorraine has been a dedicated member of the Sun team for more than a decade – writing horoscopes for The Weekend Sun every single week for 13 years. It’s a massive commitment and we are so very thankful. Lorraine we wish you all the best! As she submits her final piece this week, Lorraine wishes to thank all her readers. “Thank you to everyone and I wish them all the best in the future.” The Stars column will return next week with a new author.

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...Continued Mt Maunganui Creative Fibre Meet 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 Every Thurs at La Mexica presented by Bay Salsa. Intro class 8pm followed by social dancing. Really social, no partner required. $2 entry, members free. www.baysalsa.co.nz

French Connection For lovers of all

things French. Come & meet likeminded people over a relaxed drink. Meet every second Thurs at Brooklyn Eatery, The Strand between 4.30-6.30pm. Andrea: agohns@yahoo.co.nz 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 Mainly Music Every Thurs at St Enoch’s Church, 16th Ave 9.30am. $3 per family. New members welcome. 578 3040 Mount Art Group Every Thurs at St Peter’s Church Hall, 11 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 9am - 1pm. Visitors welcome. Merilynn 575 6777 Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms (Cnr The Mall & Salisbury Ave, Mt Maunganui) 7.30pm. Presenter: Rena Update. New members welcome. Gail 570 1935

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Phase 3 rehab exercise, social events & guest speakers for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Thurs at City Church Hall, Otumoetai Rd/Sherwood St 9.30-10.45am. Men & women welcome. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified instructor/Cardiac Care leader.

Tauranga Herb Society Meet at

St Enoch’s Church Hall, 16th Ave, Tauranga 7pm. 579 1406

Tauranga Model Railway Club

Meet every Thurs evening. Ed 543 1108 Tauranga Pryde Youth Group For lesbian, gay, bi, trans. Meet 6.30pm 1st & 3rd Weds of each month & 2nd & 4th Thurs. 22 3536 968

Tauranga Rock n Roll Social Dancers

Authentic music every Thurs at 14 Norris St, behind Pak n Save 7.30-9.30pm. $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.

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Breakfast meeting at Alimento Cafe, 1st Ave, Tauranga 7-8.15am. Guests welcome. Helen 571 6181 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

Friday 4 July

Alcoholics Anonymous Open meeting

every Fri at Hamner Clinic, 1235 Cameron Rd, Greerton (behind Tyremaster) 7.30pm. 0800 229 6757 for more meetings or assistance. Chess Tauranga Every Fri at Tauranga RSA, Greerton 6pm onwards for the whole family. Werner 548 1111 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Free Immigration Assessment By Licenced Immigration Adviser. Tauranga Multicultural Ethnic Council, Historic Village, 17th Ave. For appointment ph Iryna Stewart 543 9125 or 021 0226 2619

Email julie@thesun.co.nz or fax 571 1116 or post to PO Box 240, Tauranga.

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Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Friday Friends 10 Pin Bowling League

Join our friendly league playing every Fri at 13th Ave 10 Pin 1pm (3 games). We play in pairs. New members welcome. Judy 543 4124 Gay/Bi Men Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/txt Alex 027 358 5934 Free Squash for Youth For under 19’s. Come & give squash a try, bring mates or come & meet some new ones. You need shorts, a tee, non-marking shoes. We provide some racquets. Te Puke Squash Club, Landscape Rd, Te Puke 4-6pm. Karen 027 245 7616 Greerton Indoor Bowling Club Championship Triples at Band Hall, Yatton St. Names in by 7.15pm. Sally 571 8914

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Just ask Mel Gibson or The Dixie Chicks. Or Gary Glitter. Publicity can destroy a career as easily as it can make it. And while it’s easy to say it’s not the publicity that made the difference but the actions that caused the publicity, there’s a sliding scale. One could argue Mel Gibson’s drunken anti-Semitic tirades are a bit worse than apologising for a cowboy in Texas starting a war (let’s not even mention Mr Glitter) but both suffered a massive public backlash. The tricky thing to negotiate, if you are someone famous and in the public eye, is which publicity is good and which is bad. That sounds kinda obvious but the tides of public opprobrium are trickier to navigate than they might at first appear. It’s sometimes hard to figure out in advance just how outraged the public will become in these modern times; an age when causing offence to one group or another is a mere tweet away. Or a Facebook post, as Georgian soprano Tamar Iveri found out in Australia last week. She was released from her contract to perform in Opera Australia’s production of ‘Otello’, after a post on her Facebook page from last year was uncovered that seemed to be describing gay people as “faecal masses”. The post appeared to be a grammaticallychallenged letter to the Georgian president after Christian orthodox groups violently assaulted members of a gay pride march in the capital of Tbilisi.

“I was quite proud of the fact how Georgian society spat at the parade … Often, in certain cases, it is necessary to break jaws in order to be appreciated as a nation in the future, and to be taken into account seriously,” the post said. “Please, stop vigorous attempts to bring the west’s ‘faecal masses’ in the mentality of the people by means of propaganda.” The Facebook masses (not just the ‘faecal’ ones) were upset. Then she was “released from her contract” and the masses were happy again. “Thank you Opera Australia. Be assured you’ve made the right decision and you’ll receive an abundance of continued and new support for coming to this decision,” one person wrote. But some of the masses still weren’t happy. “Took your time but got there in the end,” said one. “In future make some checks on guest artists.” That’s an interesting idea. Vet opera singers depending on their view of homosexuality. Why not? And better add in a few questions about racism just to be certain. And obviously check whether they support Japanese whale hunting. Okay. Clearly I’m going too far here. No one would ban someone from performing simply because they have politically incorrect views about animal hunting. Let’s flash back to last month, when UK headlines read: ‘Call to axe Metallica Glastonbury show after star voices TV series on bear hunt’.

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Yep, you got it. The story (from the relative sanity of ‘The Guardian’) tells us: “More than 10,000 people have joined a campaign calling for Metallica to be dropped from Glastonbury due to their frontman’s support for bear hunting. Organisers of the campaign claim the metal group’s politics are ‘incompatible with the spirit of Glastonbury’, citing singer/guitarist James Hetfield’s reported involvement in the upcoming documentary series ‘The Hunt.’” The spirit of Glastonbury? Wow. Glastonbury is a rock festival. Sure, it tries to be clean and green and recycle, as you need to when 140,000 people gather for five days, but it’s a rock festival. And Hetfield’s sin? He provided narration for a History Channel series about hunting brown bears on Alaska’s Kodiak island. Which is, apparently, incompatible with rock ‘n’ roll. Which raises an interesting question. Who should be banned next? I’d start with anyone who eats meat. Why not? Animal-hating bastards. Smokers too obviously (except dope smokers). And better follow the opera company line and ban anyone homophobic. And racists too. And Mel Gibson. No more anti-Semitic slurs. Actually, ban anyone who gets drunk. Think of all the disruption it causes society. That can’t be compatible with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll.

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Snow dump and fire show in Katikati Katikati families are invited to play with a big pile of ‘snow’ being dumped in town next Friday, July 4 as a free event to mark the start of the school holidays. Organised by Katch Katikati, about four tonne of salted, shaved ice will be piled onto concrete in front of the old fire station building on Main St from 5pm. Katch Katikati promotion manager Jacqui Knight says the event was a winner last year with families sticking round in darkness to play in the snow. This year there will be twice the amount of the white stuff thanks to Taylor Brothers transporting it in without cost. “We’re hiding some glow sticks and licorice allsorts in the snow for children to find and Kal Irwin, who is a fire poi performer, will be there showing off her skills at 7pm.” Families can also enjoy hot milos and a sausage sizzle to ward off the chill-flavoured fun, thanks to a fundraiser for the Katikati Rugby Club. Jacqui says Katikati Volunteer Fire Brigade is hosing the ice away at 7.30pm, so families should get in early, and fishermen are invited to claim the salted snow before clean-up for their chilly bins. Called Midwinter All Sorts, the event also marks

Last year’s free ‘snow’ dump fun in Katikati. the start of a week-long, giant licorice allsorts trail hidden in shop windows throughout Katikati for children to find. Correct entries go in a draw to win – you guessed it – licorice allsorts from RJs. The trail finishes Saturday, July 12. “We’re also encouraging kids to make the own licorice allsorts and bring them to Katch Katikati before July

11, so we can display them at Saturday’s Moggies Market.” Entries will be judged to find winners, including a people’s choice category. “They can make real ones, cake ones, cardboard ones, giant ones, small ones, whatever they want.” For more information, visit www.katchkatikati.org.nz By Merle Foster

‘Real’ chance to make music gets serious Ben O’Leary is calling on his Western Bay hometown to support his band’s debut single in an online music competition to win a $10,000 music video grant. With three days to go, four-member band Drax Project is leading the competition with single ‘Real’ but occasionally drops to second place. “We’ve got a bit of battle on our hands,” says Ben, who grew up in Waihi Beach and attended Katikati College. With three voting days left, the Wellington music student is asking people to play, share and vote for the single online, daily in The Audience website’s competition.

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“Surprisingly, it’s not votes but full Ben is the band’s plays of the song that get the most newest member, singcredit.” ing backing vocals and With all four students finishing terplaying guitar with tiary music studies this year, Ben says fellow 20-year-olds gaining $10,000 to make a music Shaan Singh, on vocals, video would be unreal. synth and saxophone, “We’d have to put $2000 towards Sam Thomson on bass, it, it’s not a free ride, but we’ve got and Matt Beachen people keen to help. playing drums. “We’d have a video out before the “It started with Shaan Waihi Beach’s Ben O’Leary. end of the year, which would be awesome. We just and Matt busking 18 month ago; they need people to vote, and play every day.” would improvise with pop tunes on the To support ‘Real’ visit www.theaudience.co.nz fly, and people just loved it,” says Ben. By Merle Foster An afternoon jam with Sam saw Ben join and last month the band recorded a four-track EP. “If people support ‘Real’, that would be awesome.

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All Allyson and her friends want is a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and fun – a long-needed moms’ night out. But in order to enjoy high heels, adult conversation, and food not served in a bag, they need their husbands to watch the kids for a few hours – what could go wrong?

The Weekend Sun has two double passes to ‘Mums Night Out’ for lucky readers who can tell us who’s going to watch the kids. Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, July 2.

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Adventure in the Old West Round up your posse and hit the trail to Tauranga Racecourse for ‘Way Out West’: the new interactive murder mystery dinner show from The Prime Suspects.

Everyone’s invited to dress up and join in the ‘Way Out West’ murder mystery dinner.

Showing Friday and Saturday nights from July to December, the show promises a wild night of fun, mystery, action, casino games and adult comedy. Tickets start at $85 and include a Wild Westinspired three-course dinner, thrilling drama, risqué adult comedy and exciting action, and chips for casino gaming including Texas holdem poker with prizes for the biggest winners.

The night also includes an interactive mystery to solve with prizes for the best detectives and a DJ for after-show music and dancing until midnight. Like all Prime Suspects shows, ‘Way Out West’ features audience participation, live action and unpredictable improvisational comedy. Every night brings new laughs and surprises, as no two shows are ever the same. The show contains adult language and themes, violence and gunfire and is restricted to guests aged 16 and over. Doors open and guests are seated at 7pm, with the show running from 7.30pm-10pm, followed by a DJ until midnight. Tickets available through Eventfinder.

Donate books, computers Mount RSA Friday 27 – Chris Gunn 7.30pm Saturday 28 – Richard Middleton 7.30pm. Sunday 29 – Bruce Strong 4.30pm. The Crown and Badger Friday 27 – Business time. Saturday 28 – Red Zone. Saturday 19 July – Memorial Event for Depression awareness. Special guest Mike King. Tickets on sale now $30. The Matua Sunday 29 – The Blarney Boys 3-6pm. Welcome Bay Sports Bar & Grill Friday 27 – Karaoke 8.30pm.

Katikati Rotary Club is looking for donations of laptop computers – dead or alive – to gift to schools in the Pacific. Katikati Rotarians John Buchanan and John Vink, who are leaving to take the donated and rebuilt computers to the Pacific in late-July also want to receive books before they go. John says many schools having no books for students, the pair hope to take up 100kg of school books with them. To make donations, call 07 552 0109 or 07 549 5151.

Nominations close today

Entries for the Trustpower Community Awards close at 5pm this evening. People are encouraged to ensure their favourite voluntary groups are part of the Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty’s biggest celebration of volunteers. The awards recognise and reward voluntary groups and organisations for the outstanding contribution they make to their community. Entry forms are at council offices or online at www.trustpower.co.nz/communityawards

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