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Rugby friendships will be momentarily put aside in the latest instalment of the battle of the Bombays at ASB Baypark in Mount Maunganui this Saturday night as the Chiefs host the Blues. With the Chiefs looking to head into the bye firmly placed at the top of the New Zealand conference, and the Blues aiming to halt a two-game losing streak, the audience can expect more than the occasional fireworks in this highly anticipated, fast-paced and physical round seven Super Rugby clash. For full story see page 14. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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This column has conveyed some fairly fanciful stuff, including the odd notion that the weather changes, pretty much of its own accord, with only a smidgeon of regard for what humans do and the Greenies say. (See Dr Ian’s letter putting us in our place this week) but our fantasy yarns can never match some of the true stories that have punctuated the Weird World in the past decade or so. If we’d predicted a few years ago that a legless man would become an Olympic running legend then shoot his girlfriend dead… you’d have said I was balmy. Or that a ship could fail to miss Astrolabe reef, we’d pay $90,000 a year to house prisoners but expect pensioners to live on $16,000 (see Rob McGuinness’ letter), that Alison Mau would bat for the wrong team, or that we’d have a shortage of Marmite but an overdose of Ridges… I’d have been sent back to the ward.

Cardboard cathedral

Now we have the bizarre situation of one of the country’s most iconic landmarks, the Christchurch cathedral, to be replaced with a cardboard version. I still cannot get my befuddled head around that. It’s origami gone rabid. Still, it’s not nearly as weird as celebrating an immaculate heavenly conception with a fat old man in a red suit who gets stuck in chimneys; or in the case of this weekend

– marking the death and resurrection of the son of God, with a stuffed bunny that somehow lays eggs. How did mankind ever make those giant leaps of warped reasoning? Remember, if you want to celebrate the real reason for Easter, check out our Easter church services on pages 62-63.

Card dilemma

One question that does bother the RR researchers is the dilemma of cards. We have Christmas cards, celebrating

So why do we have Christmas cards, but not Easter cards? And could they all be recycled and turned into cathedrals? Hallmark is missing out on a whole new market here. They’ve been beaten to it, by the chocolate companies and the vested bunny and chicken interests, and missed out on the lucrative “died one day, resurrected a few days later” phenomenon. They should have taken a leaf out of Brendan Horan’s book. Persecuted and kicked out of the party one day, resurrected as an “independent” a few days later. Talk about born-again politicians, they could show our biblical characters a thing or two about how to make a second coming.

The name game

the son of God’s birthday. But seriously serious Christians will tell you it’s not his birthday that really counts, but his persecution and resurrection that is the important time. Which, as well all know, thanks to the chocolate egg-laying bunny, is Easter. It was really inconsiderate of Jesus to go get himself killed at Easter, and confuse a perfectly good public holiday. If he’d done it sometime earlier, say between Auckland Anniversary weekend and Waitangi Day, we could Mondayise the lot and string together a whole month of four-day weeks. That would be divine intervention.

And if Jesus was born again today, (most likely a local SunLive news event, since we have Bethlehem just up the road) Mary will have a tough time getting the name registered. It wouldn’t surprise me if someone has tried to trademark it. Some biblical monikers are off limits. Apparently you’re not allowed to call your sprog: Messiah, Christ, Bishop, Saint or Lucifer. He certainly wouldn’t be allowed to be called King, Prince or His Majesty. New Zealand law prohibits the naming of babies containing any royal title. If Elvis was resurrected he would not be allowed the title The King. He’d have to settle for “A Notable Person of Rock n Roll”. And the Internal Affairs Department won’t let you call your kid Justice, either. Or trendy spellings such as Juztice or Justus. In fact, the department has declined 350 names in the past decade. They’ve outlawed all the royalty labels, including Prince, Princess, Knight, Queen, Lord, Baron, Duke and Lady. Think again if you want your kid to pull

more rank in life with a first name of President, Emperor, General, Sergeant or Chief (tough if you thought it might give him a head start in a regional rugby career.) If you know anyone with cool names, send them in and we’ll share the fun. brian@thesun.co.nz In the meantime, good luck persecuting all that chocolate, we hope your diet is resurrected soon. IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. The hare was a popular motif in medieval church art. Sun Media makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information and accepts no liability for errors or omissions or the subsequent use of information published. In ancient times it was widely believed that the hare was a hermaphrodite. Ewww! The idea that a hare could reproduce without loss of virginity led to an association with the Virgin Mary, with hares sometimes occurring in illuminated manuscripts and Northern European paintings of the Virgin and Christ Child.

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Law challenged Sandra stands on the actual property boundary. Photograph by Tracy Hardy.

A Bay of Plenty couple embroiled in a lawsuit with a real estate agent they claim misled them about the boundary of their home, say changes to real estate laws are not working. Phil Barras and Sandra Knapton say they were misled by Tauranga real estate agent Andrea Quin in relation to the boundary of their Oropi Gorge Road property. The couple purchased the one hectare lifestyle block at auction in November 2009 after being originally shown the property by Andrea. Phil and Sandra say Andrea never mentioned the then access to the property was not part of the property, and fence running down the driveway was not the true boundary. They say that fact ruined their plans to build an engineering workshop with heavy vehicle access. Andrea says Sandra and Phil were not her buyers and were shown

the property on the spur of the moment. At the showing, which she says lasted about 10 minutes, Andrea did not have the property file with her and claims she did inform Phil and Sandra there was an issue with the boundary. After checking with council, Phil and Sandra purchased the property and only later discovered the boundary was inaccurate. Andrea says they were given the option of re-selling the property. A buyer had offered more than Phil and Sandra paid, but they declined the offer. Phil and Sandra took their complaint to the Real Estate Complaints Committee, which ordered Andrea to pay a fine of $7000, plus $25,000 plus GST in costs spent by Phil and Sandra to construct a new access. Andrea appealed the committee decision to the Real Estate Tribunal, which upheld the committee findings, and increased the amount Andrea had to pay to $40,000. She then appealed to the High Court which quashed damages and

ordered costs in Andrea’s favour. In his ruling Justice Tim Brewer didn’t allow an appeal on Andrea’s unsatisfactory conduct. He says it’s still unsatisfactory even though the unsatisfactory conduct happened on November 9, 2009 – just eight days before the Real Estate Act became law on November 17. Under the new law, Justice Brewer says Andrea had an on-going obligation to find out about the boundary and access. “The whole issue is we went through the right channels, which was the real estate agents,” says Sandra. “If we had known to just do a civil case three years ago that’s what we would have done.” “The solicitor’s advice is to go public because it points out a huge loophole in the law, the 2008 Real Estate Act,” says Sandra. They have now filed a civil action, which Andrea’s solicitor has taken back to the High Court because of the amount being claimed, and they have taken the court documents to Tauranga MP Simon Bridges’ office in the hope the Act can be By Andrew Campbell amended.

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Opening Chinese shopping baskets Work to foster trade relationships between Te Puke and China received another boost this week with the district’s peak business group backing a project to fasttrack products to Chinese consumers. The Te Puke Economic Development Group is joining forces with Victoria University in a research project to learn more about Chinese views of New Zealand produce, help shape marketing messages they will respond to and look at ways they can boost Chinese sales through tourism to the region.

EDG managing director Mark Boyle says the Victoria University project should add “considerable value” in developing links and generating sales. Mark says the focus on the Chinese market would build on the strong appreciation the Chinese already have for Te Puke’s “super foods”. “The Chinese understand Zespri and Comvita, they understand kiwifruit and understand manuka honey.” The three-year project, which starts in 2014, will be lead by Victoria University’s marketing and international business senior lecturer Dr Hongzhi Gao. He will work closely with industry partners and Te Puke EDG to develop targeted brand stories for the project’s focus agri-products (kiwifruit, avocado and cherry). They will also develop, test and refine a website and social media applications. “While our selected industry partners and the Te Puke region are expected to be the largest beneficiaries, the research will have broader benefits for New Zealand food exporters,” says Hongzhi. By Hamish Carter

Too much poo Julie Bezett amongst the swan poo.

For many harbour residents the game bird season in May cannot come soon enough as they struggle with fouled beaches and esplanades.

Why Haven’t People With Shoulder Pain Been Told These Facts? If you’re over the age of 30 and have rotator cuff problems, frozen shoulder, or arthritis, there is hope. A local chiropractor is helping patients increase shoulder strength, improve motion, and eliminate shoulder pain. Finally, you can be pain free again – even if you’ve got the most excruciating shoulder pain you have ever felt. Does your shoulder pain build up when you move it wrong or is it a sudden sharp pain shooting from your neck into your arm? Do you have difficulty just washing your hair or even scratching your back? Have you had to give up golf because of your shoulder pain? Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your shoulder hurts and the pain just won’t go away! My name is Dr. Hamish MacMillan, owner of Oceanside Family Chiropractic. Over the past seven years since we’ve opened the doors, I’ve seen so many people with shoulder pain, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff problems leave the office pain free.

Do You Have Any of the Following Conditions? Frozen shoulder – one of the worst maladies known to man (and women!) • Adhesive capsulitis • Rotator cuff injuries • Arthritis • Bursitis • Tendonitis • Muscle weakness • Sharp, radiating pain • Numbness and tingling •

If you are suffering from any of these problems, this shoulder treatment protocol may completely eliminate all the pain. Pain Pills Could Be Making Your Shoulder Worse If you’re taking pain pills for your shoulder, you are likely making your problem worse. Pain pills, even over-the-counter medications, just mask the problem and don’t fix your shoulder. Pain is your body’s warning sign telling you to take it easy. If you mask the pain with pills, you are likely to do things that can prevent your shoulder from healing – maybe even damage it further. Not to mention many of the pain

medications available are quite addicting and have drastic side effects. Why Surgery May Not Be Your Only Option. I certainly can't say for sure until I meet you, but surgery may not be your only option. If you go through with surgery, you’re looking at time off from work, weeks to months of rehab, and quite a bit of expense. Why not exhaust all natural, noninvasive options before considering more drastic measures?

No question… if you are having shoulder pain then something is wrong. It’s not normal ageing to hurt all the time. Pain in your shoulder isn’t just a ‘sign of old age’, if that was true all 360 joints in your body would hurt since you’re whole body is the same age.

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Omokoroa resident Julie Bezett can’t condone running down black swans with a jet boat, but she says they definitely need a cull. “I’m not opposed to a cull this year,” says Julie. “Do they realise what these animals are doing?” She can look across towards Pahoia from Omokoroa to see the water black with swans, and when they move across to the other side, the shallows are left green with drifts of swan poo. The black swans are counted every year by Eastern Region Fish and Game, with the count this year about 4000, near the same amount they have been for the last three years, says Eastern Region Fish & Game manager Rob Pitkethly. “We agree the numbers need to be controlled at times but the control options are not as wide as what people say,” says Rob. “The trouble with the Tauranga swans is they are coming from the Waikato and Rotorua Lakes populations. They are highly migratory birds. They will fly to Tauranga Harbour when the food is in Tauranga Harbour, and fly to the Rotorua Lakes when the food is there. “Their movements are great. If we walked around Tauranga Harbour and tried to find swan nests it’s not going to work. We need a far wider control system, and the best we have is recreational hunting.” The game bird season opens on May 4.

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Phone 07 542 0835. Call anytime between the hours of 7.15 am and 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Special Shoulder Evaluation before April 12 2013. Look, you have very little to risk and a lot to gain. Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and x-rays as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Our office is called Oceanside Family Chiropractic and you can find us at Papamoa (on the corner of Domain Road and Topaz Drive) or in Cherrywood (above RSVP restaurant). Sincerely, Dr. Hamish MacMillan (Chiropractor) Phone 07 542 0835 P.S. Why Suffer With Years Of Misery? Why wait and let it get so bad surgery becomes your only option? That’s no way to live. Call today. I may be able to help you live a normal, pain-free life again.

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The Te Puke Art Society is having a large sale of art in the Constables Gallery next month. The artists, belonging to the Art Society, usually sell their art in the gallery on the last Saturday of every month. On April 5-6, from 10am-4pm, the Art Society is selling all their art to make room for this year’s new work. Prices will be greatly reduced and offers can be made. Visitors can also watch some of the artists at work at the gallery. Please phone Nita 5754349 or Annette 5737320 for further information.

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Budding Whakamarama musicians Rylee Jeffrey, Isobel Carver, Shakira Kumar, Darryl Hardyment and Ethan Croucher practise for next Friday’s school ukulele festival. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

Four string festival While jazz takes centre stage in Tauranga this weekend, more than 150 Western Bay children are preparing for next Friday’s inaugural schools’ ukulele festival. The mini festival, held at Katikati Primary School, will see musicians from Selwyn Ridge, Omokoroa Point, Whakamarama, Pahoia, Matahui Road and Katikati schools perform together in the first event of this year’s Katikati Ukulele Festival. School festival co-organiser Christine Deschamps says the 4-string ukulele is becoming a popular first instrument with children. “The recorder has always been a traditional instrument to learn on, but with the ukulele it’s much easier and quicker to be sounding good. Within a

couple of lessons you can be playing a song.” Christine, who teaches ukulele, says the rapid success learners have with the instrument often prompts them to go on and learn other instruments. Festival organiser Christine Donehue is delighted with the response from the schools and hopes it will continue to grow. “Getting the schools involved is something I’ve wanted to do for a while, and I put the word out to schools and had a great response.” The third annual festival is expected to attract ukulele lovers from throughout the North Island and overseas for a series of concerts in Katikati on April 5-7. It will finish with a jam at the Katikati Historic Museum Cafe on Sunday morning. Christine says the festival has a Kiwiana theme this year with “Kiwi music ukulele style”. By Hamish Carter

A selection of local breaking stories featured this week on... Read these stories in full at www.sunlive.co.nz

Couple sentenced for abusing toddler

Two Child Youth and Family caregivers who admitted to abusing a two-year-old boy leaving him with life threatening injuries were sentenced to home detention and community work. Stephen Towns, 52, and his wife Eunice, 42, were sentenced in Tauranga District Court on Tuesday. The court heard how the couple smacked the boy and subjected him to cold showers that left him with life-threatening hypothermia as a form of discipline during a five week period last year. Eunice was sentenced to nine months’ home detention and 180 hours’ community work, while Stephen was sentenced to 300 hours’ community work, nine months intensive supervision and ordered to pay $1000 in emotional harm reparation.

Papamoa dune pathway proposed

Papamoa Rotary is seeking to establish a 6.5km gravel pathway through the sand dunes from Logan Road to Taylor Reserve. The aim is to turn the existing dune path into a two metre wide cycle track to create a Papamoa loop track by linking the cycle paths through the Papamoa drainage reserve. The route will follow the sand based track parallel to the coast along the beachfront reserve.

Guards for gallery bus stop

Security guards may be employed to patrol the bus stop area outside Tauranga Art Gallery. The decision comes after concerns were raised about the number of violence related incidents outside the gallery on Willow Street. News tips call 0800 SUNLIVE or email newsroom@thesun.co.nz

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Training If you thought running up the Mount was hard, try running up Auckland’s Sky Tower – with 25kg of fire fighting gear on your back. That’s exactly what fire fighters from the Te Puke Brigade are busy preparing for, as the 2013 Sky Tower Stair Challenge nears. On May 11, eight members of the brigade will tackle the challenge, which sees more than 480 fire fighters battle their way up the tower to raise funds for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ. Last year more than $319,000 was raised nationally. Te Puke volunteer fire fighter Mathew Cooke is tackling the challenge for the second time this year and says training is in full swing. “You’ve got to be fit and strong. I currently do about three runs a week, a flat run, then up Papamoa Hills or the Mount and on a recovery day I’ll go for a 30 minute row.” Mathew is hoping to beat his time last year, but is feeling better knowing what he’s up against. “I was quite nervous going up the first time, I didn’t know what I was getting myself in for. I know I can go a bit harder

Te Puke brigade members Glenn Williams, Karl Simmons, Steve Bradford, Mathew Cooke, Josh Molan and Laurence Cameron with sponsor Export Meat Warehouse co-owner Steve Hamblyn. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

this time, I won’t be stopping to catch my breath.” The men will fundraise both as a team and individually but will run the race on their own. “You get everything right down to the

Calls for stricter gun safety Bay of Plenty coroner Wallace Bain is calling for amendments to the New Zealand Firearms Code following an inquest into the death of Rotorua man James Dodds. James was fatally shot by his hunting partner on September 7, 2012. Henry Worsp, 36, was sentenced to six months’ home detention when he was convicted in the Rotorua District Court earlier this year. Before the sentencing, Worsp pleaded guilty to causing the death of his friend through careless use of a firearm - a .270 calibre

Sako rifle. He was also sentenced to 250 hours’ community work. Coroner Bain recommended the New Zealand Firearms Safety Code be amended so hunting companions cease to hunt once separated and not resume until full visual sight is confirmed. “There needs to be more education to hunters in respect of identifying a target and the emphasis being on identifying the whole of the animal or sufficient to be absolutely certain it is a deer.” He says there also needs to be more education about high visibility clothing and new sensor products to prevent hunters shooting their companions. By Letitia Atkinson

Ban sparking callouts The Te Puke Fire Brigade is attributing most of its 78 callouts in 2013 to the total fire ban in place in the Western Bay of Plenty. Fire chief Glenn Williams says it is obvious the fire ban is giving rise to a lot of the calls because a many people are aware of the strict ban. “If they see smoke from the neighbour’s house or something they will give us a call…which may not be the case if there wasn’t a ban. “There are fires being lit in inappropriate places with the dry condi-

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millisecond. I want to aim for under 20 minutes.” Last year the fastest Te Puke member completed the challenge in 15 minutes. Visit www.firefightersclimb.org.nz to donate. By Corrie Taylor

tions we’ve got.” Glenn expects calls will drop significantly when the ban is lifted. “I’m sure once the rain arrives and the fire ban is lifted our calls will drop off a bit.” He says the only outdoor burning that is not banned is gas barbecues. “Until we get some rainfall and the fire ban is lifted there shouldn’t be any burning out in the open air at all.”

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Being elderly or disabled shouldn’t hold you back... Labour Senior Citizens and Disability Issues spokesperson Ruth Dyson is holding a public meeting to discuss Labour’s views. Where:

The Schoolhouse, The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, West Tauranga (wheelchair access)

When: Contact:

Tuesday, April 2nd at 10am Labour in Tauranga, 07 571 2492

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Badminton players learning their ABCs Shuttlecocks and racquets are hot items in the Bay of Plenty with badminton players young and old enjoying the social setting of the newly introduced Avenues Badminton Club.

and offer more facilities for badminton enthusiasts, says Lance. “The more people we talk to that have played it in the past want to come back. “This will just increase the sport and we are trying to make it fun for them. For kids there are pathways for higher honours, plus it’s sociable.” All equipment is supplied by the club so all players have to do is turn up and give it a go, says Delwyn. “We are targeting all schools from primary to secondary. It is now one of the top 10 sports played in secondary schools in the country.” The weekly fixture will continue through to September, the end of Term 3 for schools, with the junior division stopping for school holidays in between. Prices for the sessions are $4 for children and $8 for adults.

In its third week, the club is the voluntary work of badminton enthusiast Lance Murray and Badminton CoachForce development officer Delwyn Cooper after they noticed a spike in the popularity of the sport within the Bay. “It’s an easy sport and a sociable sport,” says Delwyn. “We are seeing a lot of kids enjoying it and wanting to play.” Held at Tauranga Intermediate’s Sports Centre every Tuesday from 6.30pm, the club holds two sessions, 8-14 years and 15+, where they are taught the basic ins and outs of the game in a social environment. With four other clubs in the Lance Murray and area: Tauranga, Mount MaunDelwyn Cooper have ganui, Tauranga Morning and voluntarily set up the Te Puke all bursting at the new Avenues Badminton seams, the ABC is helping ease Club in Tauranga. some pressure

By Luke Balvert

Cat complaint follows SPCA kitten overload A Papamoa resident who contacted the SPCA after finding a stray cat hanging around her home is disappointed the organisation could not help her catch it and ensure it was homed. Tauranga SPCA says the high-volume kitten season sees their staff only able to help animals that are part of investigations or are un-owned, sick or injured. Pam Vining noticed a tabby cat around her home looking skinny and hungry and rang a local vet who told her if she could catch it and bring it in, they would see if it was microchipped. Unable to catch it, Pam rang the SPCA and was told she needed to catch and bring it in, and they would collar it and return it to Pam’s street to see if anyone owns

it. If no owner came forward, Pam needed to phone the SPCA again to see if they have room for it, catch the cat again and deliver it. “If a cage was unavailable I’d have to ring Environment Bay of Plenty to hire a cage at a cost of $10.” Pam found this process daunting. “I did ring Environment BOP who couldn’t help me because of it being a cat and suggested I ring the SPCA. I explained that I had. As result, the staff member could only suggest ways of keeping the cat away.” Pam rang the SPCA again for help. “They stressed to me how over-run they were with kittens at this time of year and that they couldn’t do anything else but I’m blown away by their lack of help. “I always thought they were there for the welfare of animals. I know

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their housing is stretched and people give willingly to try to ease the load, but it has to go both ways.” Tauranga SPCA operations manager Margaret Rawiri says the organisation has a collar and tag procedure staff must follow when members of the public, who find a stray cat, contact them. “This gives an owner the opportunity to see their cat with a strange collar on and call to find out why.” If a cat is hanging around after seven days they may take the cat in. “But if a resident is concerned about the health of a cat we ask that they bring the cat to us so we can check the condition. “This time is the busiest with 150 cats and By Merle Foster kittens in the shelter.”

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There is more to buses… The sight of the big yellow Hopper Buses is now part of Tauranga’s daily landscape and, despite what some may think, patronage is growing. But like most things in local government behind what seems a relatively straightforward service is a complex public policy and legislative framework – the latter the subject of recent change with the introduction of a new Public Transport Operating Model. This will be enacted during the next few months and is intended to improve the efficiency of public transport. A very simple analysis of the core issue for public transport would be that the government wants to ensure government

investment in public transport is matched by growing patronage trends. That goes to the very heart of public transport provision which is the issue of funding. At present the funding system splits costs between Regional Councils, NZTA funding and fare box recovery. On the face of it that split seems relatively simple but there are issues. For example, in places such as Auckland and Wellington the opportunity to recover more from the users is far greater than, say, in a region like the Bay of Plenty. That is why our fare box recovery is so much lower than Auckland and Wellington although targets are for a region

wide fare box recovery of 35-40 per cent by 2018. Although Tauranga’s patronage is climbing, other parts of the region aren’t and therefore the funding issue becomes more difficult. That is why the Regional Council has a targeted rates system for the Councils share of costs so we can try and allocate the costs to the various sub regions. There are many complex issues associated with the management of a public transport system –none the least of which is equitable funding. However one thing is for sure and that is that we need a reliable and sustainable public transport system and the more it is used the better chance we have of getting the funding issues sorted.

We must start listening to our youth It will be a little while before we get the results of the recent Census. In the interim, the review of SmartGrowth - the Western Bay of Plenty growth strategy - is going ahead using an assumption of continued population growth but at a lower rate than previously predicted. This assumption will be checked against the Census results when they are received. A range of other demographic modelling is also being used

including professor Natalie Jackson’s work on our aging population. This predicts that we will end up with a significantly greater number and proportion of older people in our population than youth. This modelling has significant ramifications for our future. It will mean we will have to change the way we plan our city, our housing, our support services, and our transport. It may result in a shortage of skills and workers, and if unchecked can lead to the end of growth and

population decline. So, it is critical for us to listen now to the youth of today to get their views on what will keep them here in the future and also attract other young people to study and raise families here. We need to build that thinking into SmartGrowth. In April the draft SmartGrowth strategy will be out for consultation. I’ll be calling for youth participation in the consultation process. Our future is at stake. If you have any view on this or any other issue, email: neesj@xtra.co.nz, phone 07 579 5150, or visit my website: www.janenees.co.nz

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Defining fair pay - you be the judge Shall we celebrate with the that power prices will rise. I guess that will cover the extra $10. Minister of Labour local At 25 cents per hour MP Simon Bridges this would seem a little announcing that he is hypocritical to the hundreds of workabout to increase the ers and in particular minimum wage by 25 huge numbers of govcents an hour to $13.75. independent ernment workers who

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Simon goes on to say that the government is “firmly focused on growing the economy and boosting incomes”. He says “it is a careful balance protecting jobs and ensuring they are not lost”. Is $10 (less tax) over a 40 hour week an income boost that will grow our economy? I’ll let you be the judge. As Energy Minister, Simon also recently reported it is inevitable

have been losing their jobs. Did the government, by placing a salary cap on government departments, forget that the CEO’s of their agencies have their massive salaries determined by an independent authority? That in order for annual increases to be paid in a salary capped environment they restructure to enable the redirection of salary funds to

the already overpaid CEO. How much is enough, are these extreme salaries justified, indeed are they crippling our economy? I think we are coming to a point where, as a society, we need to reevaluate how we fairly distribute our wealth. Locally the new city CEO has settled for an all up package, car, holidays, performance bonuses, medical, telephone etc. of $340.000 p.a. - a very nice package courtesy of ratepayers. His counterpart in the Western Bay with a third of the population has a package deal of $385,000 including seven weeks of holidays. Read this column in full at www.sunlive.co.nz

Following the Goodness Highway When Mark Boyle, the manager of the Te Puke Economic Development Group Tourism spoke to selected Katikati leaders he spoke of the opportunities available with the introduction of Te Puke’s Goodness Highway tourist initiative. Tourism has always been plan B for the economic future of the Bay of Plenty and has backstopped our many plan A bubbles that have burst throughout the

years. When this planned new tourist route through the Bay goes ahead, all of the new Katikati/Waihi Beach ward will be involved. The only question is whether the people of the northern harbour are even interested and, if they are, who would be responsible for its organisation. Mark pointed out the need for new leadership in the area. The project would not be the Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s responsibility and could never be run by a community board. When these new leaders worked

out their priorities and planning only then should they approach council for help. Unfortunately, all of the northern harbour responses I have heard and read identify real problems ahead for the project. Most responses only considered Katikati and did not consider any new ward implications. The suggestion that we should ‘maintain our arty town’ was worrying. Read this column in full at www.sunlive.co.nz

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Artist offers up mosaic tiles for St John “They do such a great job...I wanted to help support them.”

From providing protection around the home – to protection in the community, Te Puke artist JessicaElaine Rickards is putting everyday functional tiles to good use. Inspired to use the tiles in her art after seeing preschool children using them, JessicaElaine is clearing her stock of art in a fundraiser for the St John service in Te Puke. “They do such a great job at St John I wanted to help support them. “I had to have a little ride in an ambulance recently and was so impressed with how good they are.” During Easter Elaine is holding a sale of her indoor and outdoor mosaic tile pieces at Gallery 400 (situated on 400 Te Matai Rd),

Te Puke artist Jessica-Elaine Rickard is raising money for St John with sales of her mosaic tile art. Photo by Bruce Barnard.

as her own way of fundraising for St John. Her property will be open for visitors to enjoy the gardens and the roaming old-fashioned chickens she

also raises. The gallery is open during Easter from Saturday to Monday 10am-5pm. Gold coin By Hamish Carter donation entry.

Kia Magic iron out kinks for home game Bay of Plenty/Waikato Kia Magic are busy ironing out kinks revealed in their defence ahead of their first home game of the 2013 season at ASB TECT Arena on Sunday. While the team celebrated a 69-46 win against the Mainland Tactix in Nelson last weekend, coach Noeline Taurua says the match exposed weaknesses in the team’s defence and game strategies. “It was a start let’s put it that way. “There were certain gaps shown defensively that we need to address…it’s usually

around the timing, around combinations and links and also just around some of the strategies we have been working on. I think if we sort them out they’ll make a big impact to the team strategy. “We’re quite clear about the things we really need to focus on, but it was good to get the competition under way.” Noeline says the team is thrilled to be playing at home this Sunday, where they will take on Australia’s Swifts. “We love playing here. The stadium is fantastic, the floor is fantastic and the people who come and watch always have a really great energy.”

She says playing an Australian side will add another dimension to the game and keep things interesting for the crowd and the players. Playing an Australian team is way different, it’s more tight ‘man on man’ defensively, in their attacking end they rotate the circle, so a lot of their things are about the ball speed. “We’ll have to take it up another step. “We are prepared, it’s exciting just to get a different type of game, and to see the things we have been working on in off season, and looking to see them come into fruition on the court.” By Corrie Taylor

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Blockbuster spectacle expected from Chiefs The Chiefs are digging deep into their basket of Easter goodies to provide a high paced spectacle for their home crowd this weekend. Riding high at the top of the New Zealand conference and second overall with a 4-1 season record, the defending champs are aiming to create Easter excitement when they host the stuttering Blues at ASB Baypark Stadium in Mount Maunganui this Saturday. What was being billed as one of the clashes of the season has since lost some momentum as the Blues, rising from the ashes of a dismal 12th placing last year, have hit an early season speed bump losing their past two matches against the Bulls and Waratahs. Bay of Plenty Steamers and Chiefs wing Lelia Masaga says nothing changes in this week’s preparation against at

a side boasting a number of exciting young prospects, including fullback Charles Piatau, midfield Francis Saili and wing Frank Halai who have set the competition alight in the opening weeks.

Final home game

Lelia, who sat out last year’s victory against the Brumbies at the Mount, is hoping to line up this week in what will be the last Baypark game from the Bay faithful after announcing earlier this week he will head to Japanese club Honda for two seasons at the end of the Super Rugby campaign. He hints there might even be a special Bay of Plenty post-try celebration in the mix. “Definitely, there’s one coming up especially for the Bay. Hopefully I get on and score though. I can’t wait to get there.”

Chiefs and Bay of Plenty squad members Lelia Masaga, Mike Kainga, Brodie Retallick, Sam Cane and Tanerau Latimer. Photo by Tracy Hardy. Flanker Sam Cane, hailing from Reporoa, says playing in front of a home crowd is extra special and it’s nice for the franchise to get away from Waikato Stadium and visit the other provinces. He says it’s going to be a tough battle to consolidate their position at the top of the table as they head into a bye next week, but the team has come back refreshed following the weekend’s light duties after their short turn around against the Highlanders on Friday.

“We know the Blues will be desperate following their loss last week.

Players on edge

“It’s been good for us to have an eight day turn around and have an extra day to recover. Hopefully come game time we will be a bit more on edge.” Chiefs coach Dave Rennie expects nothing less than a “grumpy” opponent who will bring a fast paced and physical approach, much like the Chiefs template since he

took over the coaching reigns at the start of 2012. “They are a good side. They beat the Hurricanes and the Crusaders and deserve a bit of respect just out of that. “They had arm wrestle with the Bulls and then lost a close one against the Waratahs last week, but they could have well been unbeaten at this stage. “We are certainly keen to use the ball and play a high tempo game and it should be a hell of a spectacle.” By Luke Balvert

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Those wardrobe malfunctions I happened to be trying on a few things in Mrs Boss’ wardrobe this week, when I was entranced by a wild creature living in the corner.

I was on the verge of despatching the furry critter when I realised it was not a pesky tree dwelling varmint, but her new possum fur hat. Well I’ll be darned. I’ve chased them and treed them and bitten and chewed various bits, even used one for a flutter board after the boss nudged it out of the Pohutukawa on the beach… but never thought of wearing one on my head. What do you think? Flo might be the new name on the doggy fashion scene with this furry and fabulous number.

I would have worn it to work to show Ady, but she’d have probably mistaken me for the mad aunt of Daniel Boone and starting taking potshots at my head with uncle’s scatter gun. Anyway, I’m not the only high fashion bitch out there, as your photos this week so nicely illustrate. We’ve some prize packs on the way to you. Keep the pooch pictures coming. And in the meantime, “you can leave your hat on” . - Flo.

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Bogus inheritance letter triggers mail warning Not all mail is what it appears to be - one Greerton resident contacted The Weekend Sun with a suspicious letter last week.

Margaret Barmes is warning others of a letter scam where a finance company is offering recipients 30 per cent of $15 million if they pretend to be the next of kin to a deceased man. Last week Margaret was sent a letter addressed to her and her late husband which suggested Margaret pretend to be the next of kin to a deceased man named Alberto Peters and in return she would get 30 per cent of $15 million.

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The letter was sent by the chief auditor of Lloyds Finance and has contact details printed at the bottom. A few weeks earlier Margaret was contacted by the company asking if she knew Alberto Peters. Margaret has never heard of the man and says the letter is definitely bogus. “My first thought was ‘Oh this is a scam’. I could tell it was straight away. I’m just worried about

some other people that might not think it’s a scam.” This is the first time Margaret has received a letter like this although she says her neighbours received a similar one at Christmas last year. When Margaret phoned the police she was told there wasn’t anything they could do.

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Recent figures released by a Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-led consumer fraud working group show Kiwis lost close to four million dollars to scams in 2012. Of the 4204 scam reports last year, 727 people lost money - with an average of $5464 each. By Zoe Hunter

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Looking after parents throughout winter Q: I am really worried about my parents. With winter approaching, their health always declines and they live in such a cold house in which they refuse to turn on heaters as ‘it costs too much”.

How do I open a conversation around this? A: Conversations with children and their parents, around their parent’s lives, are always very difficult. The roles have changed somewhat. There are all the feelings associated with losing control over your independence, being treated as a child, and essentially ‘role reversal’. Generally speaking it is very hard on both parties and a delicate line is needed to ensure parents do not feel undermined. Home Instead has a fabulous book called “40-70” which talks about how to experience better outcomes for all parties when having difficult conversations. You can download a copy from our website www.homeinstead.co.nz or phone our office 571 4228.

There is some great research on the internet about the importance for health in having correct temperatures in the home and that heating a home really is less expensive than many doctor appointments and the possibility of ending up in hospital due to frailty or ill health bought about by living conditions. You could try this approach. Perhaps together with your parents you decide the rooms that could be heated, the times the heater would need to be on, and make sure they get some exercise to keep up their warmth and circulation. Also fundamentally important are good hearty winter meals such as thick vegetable soups and stockpots – meals full of nutrients and that can last more than one day. Should preparing such meals now fall back to you, and assistance is needed, you could consider one of Home Instead’s trained CAREGivers so that you are able to focus on doing other things with your parents. In addition, your parents may be eligible for home insulation assistance. To find out more about this you can phone EECA on 0800 358676 or visit their website. Debra Jager is Managing Director of Home Instead. Home Instead specialises in Caring for your loved ones. Whatever you needs they have trained and flexible staff available to assist you.

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Battle re-enactments and Anzac biscuits at museum Re-enactments of World War battles, a display of military vehicles, an Anzac Remembrance exhibition, magic lantern shows and a biscuit baking competition are all part of Anzac celebrations at the Katikati Heritage Museum during April.

and college age students, plus adults, including a special section for Gold Card holders.

Past life

The Magic Lantern shows will bring the past to life using some of the early projectors which are part of the museum’s collection. In keeping with the tradition of magic Members of the MOTAT Relantern shows, members of the Katikati enactment Society will act out Theatre Group will provide music and battle scenes during the weekend narration and supper will be served too. of April 27 and 28, supported There will be Saturday night shows by military vehicles owned by on April 13, 20 and 27 when admission Katikati brothers Nic and costs $12. Chris Flegg and friends. Paula says months of planning and hard work by the team of volunteers who keep Daily tours the museum operating has gone into There are daily tours preparing for the Anzac celebrations. throughout April of the The hope is that people from throughAnzac Remembrance out the Bay of Plenty will visit to enjoy Room which has a what’s on offer at the museum, which is special focus on local owned and operated by a trust on behalf stories of those who of the community. served overseas during Entry forms for the Anzac Biscuit Bake the world wars. Offs which include the biscuit recipe to Museum manager be followed, plus tickets to the Magic Paula Gaelic expects Lantern show are available from the the Anzac biscuit museum and the Katikati baking competition to Information Centre. be especially popular. Tapping out a message – Katikati Heritage Museum manager For more information visit the museum Paula Gaelic with a portable World War 1 Morse code signal light Entries are open website which will be among the items on display at the museum in April. for primary school www.katikatiheritagemuseum.co.nz

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125 years and still unbeaten Te Puke Cricket Club will mark a unique milestone in New Zealand club cricket history when they celebrate 125 seasons since the club first fielded a team. This Easter weekend marks the milestone for the club with a day of festivities and cricketing brilliance planned. Constituted in September 1887, with the president being captain Evered and the first chairman George H Lee, the club will now cement itself among the echelon of historical cricketing clubs in the country, notching up countless club competitions and New Zealand representatives along the way. Ex Te Puke captain and senior player Graeme Tod says it’s a great achievement and a big occasion for the club. “We are one of the oldest sporting clubs in the district. I think there are a few [New Zealand clubs to reach the figure] but I understand it’s quite rare.” Three matches of Twenty 20 cricket will be played alongside

the festivities, starting with a juniors match at 8.30am, the reserves game against a select team of players from Twilight cricket at 10.30am and the ever popular past versus present premiers game scheduled for 1pm. Following the days play, a dinner will be held with a number of club personalities and players offering stories and memories of their time at the club. “I guess there’s many milestones and we have had a few players play for New Zealand and have won various competitions, but the day is to recognise the 125th anniversary.” Throughout the years the club has had a number of high profile players don the colours of the club with the club’s honours board littered with the achievements of New Zealand cricketing great Lance Cairns during the 1980s, while son Chris also played for the club as a youngster. Lance will be among the celebrants along with Matthew and Robbie Hart while current Black Cap Kane Williamson, the clubs ambassador, is expected to attend. By Luke Balvert

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Trying the spirit of adventure A beginners’ biathlon at TECT All Terrain Park is among Adventure Month’s many activities aimed at getting people out of their comfort zone.

Run, step and walk outside your comfort zone with Play in the Bay’s Adventure Month in April. With activities ranging from a women’s mountain-biking ride in Waipa, a skate and scooter competition in Edgecumbe, an introduction to snorkelling in Rotorua or an orienteering challenge in Tauranga – there is something on offer for everyone across the Bay of Plenty. Sport BOP recreation advisor Nicki Scott says the eastern,

central and western Bay of Plenty areas were joining forces to offer a Bay-wide programme this month to help offer more events and encourage people to discover recreation opportunities in neighbouring regions. “It’s a great chance to try something new, to get a bit adventurous - and to check out some of the great things you can do beyond the Western Bay.” Nicki says with many of the events quite expensive to run, the combined Play in the Bay programme enabled them to offer a full calendar. “It’s all about getting people out of their comfort zone and trying something new.” Adventure Month kicks off on Tuesday with a women’s mountain bike ride in Rotorua on grade 1-3 trails. The free ride leaves the Waipa carpark at

5.45pm (for details ring Janine on 027 436 8726). On Saturday, April 6 try your hand at multisport with a beginner biathlon at TECT All Terrain Park, with a 5km run and 6km mountain bike from 8.30am. (Charge of $45, for details contact sophie@beyondadventurracing. co.nz ) Throughout the month people are being encouraged to take on the challenge of the highwire course TECT All Terrain Park’s Adrenaline Forest (10 per cent discount when you present your Adventure Month calendar). Pick up the month’s calendar from a library or download from www. sportbop.co.nz/playinthebay For more details contact Nicki on 07 578 0016 ext 829 or nickis@sportbop.co.nz By Hamish Carter

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More than 70 years of motoring history is on display this Sunday at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club’s Open Day. Cars ranging from early Veteran class vehicles such as a 1905 Maxwell Tourer, to a 1982 Commodore VHSS which was one of 30 built by Peter Brock for the Benson and Hedges race series, are among vehicles expected at the open day.

Veteran cars and their owners prepare for last year’s Brass and Nickel Parade on Easter Saturday. Organiser Irene Bell is expecting 50 old cars, motorbikes, trucks and traction engines on display at the car club on Cliff Rd from 10am-4pm. “It’s a great fun day for the whole family – they can see the world’s oldest licenced bus, take part in an autograph collecting competition and much more.” The display will follow the club’s ‘Brass

and Nickel’ car parade and display in downtown Tauranga for the Jazz Festival on Saturday. About 25 cars from the pre-1928 era will parade from the Cliff Rd clubrooms (leaving 10am) following a route along Cameron Rd to 9th Ave, before returning (via Elizabeth St, Devonport Rd and Willow St) to be displayed in Wharf St until 4pm.

Easter garden hunt returns with fancy dress Lifelike sisal bunnies hidden among beautiful gardens with numbered coloured balls: it couldn’t be anything other than The Katikati Bird Gardens’ annual Great Easter Egg Hunt. Back for the ninth time, the popular event is on Easter Sunday from 12-4pm. Children can return a ball to the cafe (a colour matching their age group) and swap it for an Easter egg. If they correctly count the number of sisal bunnies, they go in the draw for the giant Easter egg. This year a fancy dress competition is running, with children dressing up as

Some of the bunnies hidden at the gardens in last year’s Easter egg hunt. either a bunny or as Captain Jack Sparrow to try and win a $150 birthday appearance by one of Tauranga’s very own Prime Productions characters. This year with three times the number of chocolate eggs compared to last year, getting an egg is guaranteed. Betty the Bunny and Captain Jack Sparrow will be in the gardens from 12-2pm to judge and interact with the children.

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JAZZ FESTIVAL THINK JAZZ I THINK EASTER I THINK TAURANGA

28th March - 1st April 2013

Taking music to the streets The Tauranga Jazz Festival is taking music to the streets of downtown Tauranga this weekend.

performances in Red Square from Melbourne’s Paul Van Ross Trio and Auckland trumpeter Edwina Thorne and her band. The Clo Chaperon Quintet, which features some of the country’s best musicians, will also On Saturday and perform along with The Sunday the famous Wellington Shake-Em-Oncarnival will take over Downers. Tauranga’s CBD transFor great family fun there forming the city centre is also the Family Fun Zone into one large concert on Easter Saturday from venue. Downtown 10.30am on the waterfront. Tauranga manager Kirby Kirby says the area is a Weis says there is a great dedicated space for families. programme covering a “It is a fun, safe environwide range of jazz, blues, ment for families to enjoy soul and funk music. carnival rides, face paintCrowds flock to the 2012 National Jazz Festival in Tauranga’s city centre. Festival performances ing and great music. In begin on Saturday with a first for the festival we festival favourites Shaken not Stirred and Brilleaux. New acts including have the More FM stage on the waterfront featuring combos from Juice on the Loose and blues from some of New Zealand’s finest -The the Youth Jazz Competitions from mid-morning.” There will also be Flaming Mudcats and The Desotos and Blues Buffet. Sunday will see a parade along Cameron Road from 10am of brass and nickel vintage

cars featuring vehicles and fashions from the early 1900s. The vintage car parade will drive down Elizabeth Street and Devonport Road finishing on Willow Street where they will be on display during the day.

The Bay’s youth changing the face of jazz this Easter The Bay’s aspiring young jazz musicians will be showcased for the first time as part of the National Jazz Festival at the Jazz Village this Easter weekend. In an attempt to prove people who think jazz music is ‘just for old people’ wrong, local musician and music teacher Carol Storey has been preparing students for their debut Baby Jazz concert and is excited by the talent on offer and the opportunity to create a pathway for aspiring jazz musicians. The students, aged 8 –14 years old, have been rehearsing with seasoned musicians pianist Andrea Meredith, bass player Wayne Melville and drummer Rex Tomich, and will perform classics, including God

Bless the Child, Summertime and Fly me to the Moon at the family friendly event. Carol says jazz is “a conversation that has a beginning and then it goes on and on” and this year the Bay’s young aspiring jazz musicians have their chance to become part of the conversation. “The story of jazz is filled with the early beginnings of the performers who shaped its legacy. Ella Fitzgerald made her debut as a jazz singer at the tender age of 17. Louis Armstrong was 11 when he began learning to play trumpet. He said ‘Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine...it has given me something to live for’.” Baby Jazz and the Young Guns of Blues is at The Jazz Village on Sunday, March 31and Monday, April 1. For more information visit www.jazz.org.nz

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The Jazz Village in full swing during last year’s event.

Sunday 31 March / Monday 1 April. 10am - 5pm

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Celebrate Easter with the Locals

Downtown Tauranga Family Fun Zone Saturday March 30th 10.30am on the Waterfront Carnival rides and attractions, face painting, music and much, much more A fun, friendly and safe environment for the whole family to enjoy on Easter Saturday.

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Come Downtown Tauranga for the Easter Chick Treasure Hunt on Saturday 30th March Find the 20 Downtown Tauranga Easter Chicks scattered throughout the city centre (Devonport Rd, Grey, Willow & Springs St) in shop windows and be in to WIN! Visit www.downtowntauranga.co.nz for entry form.

Downtown Carnival

Vintage Car Parade & Display

Saturday March 30th 12-6pm Sunday March 31st 12-5pm The Festival takes to the streets of the city in the famous Downtown Tauranga Carnival.

The City will be alive with a wide spectrum of Jazz, blues, world, swing & funk music

Admission FREE. Gold coin donation to the Tauranga Jazz Festival appreciated

EASTER Parking Building Hours Spring Street – Good Friday – Closed

Willow Street Saturday 30th March

Spring Street – Easter Saturday – 7.00am to 11.30pm – FREE

Brass & nickle vehicles on display

Elizabeth Street – Easter Saturday – 7.00am to 8.00pm – FREE

Spring Street – Easter Sunday – 8.30am to 9.00pm – FREE

Parade starts Cameron Road at 10.00am. Goes down Devonport Rd onto The Strand then to Willow Street

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Fig-tastic flavours for plump crop With the hot dry conditions, my figs are ripening rapidly. This year is turning out to be a bumper crop, after a dismal failure last year when they struggled to ripen. There is nothing more delicious or satisfying that picking a fat, juicy, plump fig off the tree and devouring it! They are an amazingly versatile fruit: pickle them, make chutney out of them, and serve

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them as a sweet or savoury dish. Try the following: take your figs and cut a criss-cross in the top nearly to the base. Put in a small amount of honey and a piece of goat’s cheese, wrap them with prosciutto drizzle with oil By Claire Rogers and place under the grill.

Easter baking Across the country bakers are putting in extra hours to meet the demand for hot cross buns this Easter and there are many types and varieties, including gluten free, chocolate chip, cranberry, apple, and cinnamon. It seems New Zealanders adopted the tradition from England where the traditional buns originated. In 1592, in London the clerk of the markets declared that buns marked with a cross and spiced breads were only to be sold at funerals, on Good Friday or at Christmas. The Ancient Greeks marked cakes with a cross possibly in connection to the goddess Eostra. However, this got me thinking about traditional Easter baking from the Middle East, and one of my favourite Middle Eastern recipe information resources: Middle Eastern Cookery by Arto der Haroutunian. Seems the Syrians have their own version of a hot cross bun which isn’t really a bun, it’s more of a filled cookie. It’s called Ma’amoul which was traditionally prepared during Easter week. Today it is sold all year round throughout Syria and Lebanon. After a test bake I found them fairly easy to make and something different for the cookie jar or lunch box – a true Middle Eastern Easter treat.

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Filling 225g pitted dates 150ml orange juice 200g chopped walnuts 120g chopped pistachio nuts 100g brown sugar 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon Dough 225g plain flour 225g fine semolina flour 1 Tbsp of ground cardamom 2 heaped Tbsp raw sugar 225g melted unsalted butter 2 Tbsp rosewater(delicatessen) 4-5 Tbsp milk Garnish of icing sugar Method: First prepare the filling by chopping the dates and placing them in a saucepan with orange juice, nuts and cinnamon. Cook over a low heat until the liquid has been absorbed and the dates are soft, then allow to cool while preparing the dough. Sift both flours and cardamom into a large bowl, then add the melted butter (with the raw sugar dissolved in it). Mixing by hand, add rosewater and milk and knead to make soft, pliable dough. Take a lump about the size of a walnut and roll it into a ball and then hollow it out with your thumb, pinching up the side to make a pot shape. Fill with some date mix then enclose completely with the dough and flatten slightly on a prepared baking tray lined with baking paper. Repeat until you have used up all the filling and dough. Mark each pastry with the mark of the cross using the back of a knife and bake in a moderate oven 150 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes. Bake without colour as they will become too hard. Remove from oven and allow to cool before dusting liberally with icing sugar. Store in an airtight container.

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Family sole growers of exotic dragon fruit The Robinsons are the only family growing dragon fruit in the country. Te Puke grower Wayne Robinson and his family took over the 14-yearold business from an elderly couple in 2011 – now, his greenhouses home more than 1700 dragon fruit plants. Although dragon fruit has been growing in New Zealand for around 14 years Wayne says the fruit is still a mystery to most people. Until about five years ago the industry was export only. Today Wayne distributes the fruit on cruise ships, to supermarkets, and to those who seek it directly. “We get people coming down here just Wayne, Alison, Abi, 2, Emily, 5, and Mikey, to find it. (But) It’s a bit of a mystery fruit 9, love their dragon fruit. Photo by: Daniel Hines to most people. Dragon fruit is a cactus

plant. Grown without sprays or chemicals the fruit has many health benefits. Because it is low in sugar and carbohydrates dragon fruit is proven to help with diabetes. The fruit can also improve memory and help to reduce effects of asthma. Because dragon fruit is a mystery to most New Zealanders Wayne is looking to educate more people about the fruit. “We don’t have the solid research done in New Zealand yet to market it and that is what we are aiming at. “It’s a tricky crop to work with. There’re just prickles galore. We’ve learnt a lot. There’s not really any experts in any part of the world on it. It’s quite a new crop just about everywhere as a commercial crop. “It’s quite an acquired taste for some people. You can chill it down or eat it at

Good food and music transform Red Square Bravo cafe downtown Tauranga co-owner Nancy Hogg and her husband Jack are inviting people to enjoy fine dining and a little jazz music as they transform Red Square into an auditorium for the annual Easter Jazz Festival this weekend.

Co-owner Nancy Hogg, duty manager Shane Critchley and head chef Nicki Simpson.

The central city cafe/restaurant is inviting people to enjoy a top line-up of talent on Saturday and Sunday – with something on offer for all jazz fans across five musical sets. Nancy says the great range of performers will complement the wonderful food and service the restaurant has earned a reputation for throughout the past 13 years. Festival performances begin on Saturday with Juice on the Loose from 12-2.15pm, followed by festival favourites Shaken not Stirred from 2.30-5pm. An evening show by Deeliziouz Entertainment Duo begins at 7pm, performing jazz tunes well into the

night. On Sunday, Edwina Thorne performs from 12-2.15pm, followed by the Paul Van Ross Trio performing from 2.30-5pm. “Saturday is the party day. The whole of the Red Square will look like an auditorium,” says Nancy. “It’s just an absolutely fantastic weekend.” Bravo is a cafe by day and restaurant by night. After the major rebuild in May last year, Nancy says joining together the cafe and restaurant has been an excellent business investment. Doors open 8am – late with breakfast available all day. There is no surcharge for the By Zoe Hunter Easter weekend.

room temperature or put it in smoothies or icecream. “You can also make muffins with it. They’re particularly nice dried because it intensifies the flavour a lot.” Wayne and his family sometimes make jams out of the fruit. For recipes visit www.dragonfruit.co.nz By Zoe Hunter

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New childcare facility to open in Welcome Bay A new early childhood facility is due to open in Welcome Bay within the next month, giving parents another choice for the care and education of their preschool children. Owner and teacher Lillian Thomson, who has worked in the early child-

hood sector for 20 years, says the new facility will offer children an unhurried play-based programme in a natural, home-like environment. “We believe children’s play is their work and is vital for healthy development. At Children’s Circle our daily rhythm ebbs and flows allowing the children time to play and rest and time to come together for meals, circle

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time and story time – providing for their important needs.” Lillian says imagination and creativity are nurtured through the child’s opportunities to play and are nourished by stories, songs, games, activities and celebrations of birthdays, seasons and festivals. “We want to provide a sustainable facility that minimises its impact on the environment and utilises the natural materials around us. The children can be involved in gardening and the growing and preparation of food for the table.” Children’s Circle will be providing all meals for the children offering a nutritious menu. The centre, offering places for 16 children aged from 0-6 years, will be open from 7.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Parents can come along and meet the teachers and view the centre at the first two open days held at 53 Resolution Road on April 3 and 4 from 10am–3pm each day.

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The Weekend Sun chatted to centre manager Lynn Rupe about what she thinks is the key to the longevity of the childcare. “I think it is a desire to do the very best we can for children and their families. Our childcare started 30 years ago – more as a drop-in centre for parents and their children. But we have always tried to be

Past and present families and teachers have fun at the St Peters Childcare reunion. responsive to the needs of the community and as the businesses and polytech grew, so did the need for more permanent childcare.” Lynn says the reunion was a huge success with many attending. “It was a great opportunity for children who had left for school to catch up with old friends and I think the parents also enjoyed seeing familiar faces.” There were all sorts of games for the children including a bouncy castle, face painting and as always, with any family reunion, there was plenty of food to be shared. “It was obvious that a lot of time and effort had gone into the day and the photos tell the story so well.” Lynn wants to acknowledge all those who made the day such a success.“We have parents intent on supporting their children. Add to this passionate teachers and a focus on building strong relationships - this created not only an amazing day but truly a recipe for another great 30 years to come.”

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Free financial advice key to youth charity’s success A Tauranga business is going “above and beyond” in its support for Canteen - the foundation helping teens living with cancer.

Canteen BOP member service youth worker Charlie Whiteley, committee treasurer Rupert Gyton and Staples Rodway accountant Keryn Ryder.

As part of a nationwide partnership between Staples Rodway and Canteen, the local firm has been providing financial mentoring to the Tauranga Canteen branch. The local organisation’s treasurer meets with Staples Rodway accountants once a month to talk finances and produce graphs of financial results. Youth worker of member services Charlie Whiteley says the firm helps them whenever they need it. “They help our treasurer put together the monthly reports, what’s been happening in the branch, and where the spending is at.” Charlie says Canteen would not be able to survive without support from local businesses. “It’s absolutely vital – not only financially, but to help us grow and learn. “On top of that, Staples Rodway in Tauranga have been extra supportive. A couple of their guys have done wax wars in our bandana challenge, they got onboard.” In addition to the financial support, one of the firm’s staff members Jaime Teasdale is also raising money by doing a head shave next month. Staples Rodway director Lisa Stirling says the firm

Financial youth programme proving successful It is sometimes very difficult to try to get someone to unlearn bad habits, or stigma from a past generation. Financial literacy – or lack of it – is the major cause of the current economic plight of many.

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Big things have been happening at Fairview and in the past 18 months more than $4million has been invested into the course, facilities and its infrastructure. Measures to make Fairview one of the pre-eminent community and lifestyle environments in the Bay have been directed into two main areas: the house and land packages on offer and the golf and country club facilities. Marketing manager Nick Wilkinson says the Fairview

lifestyle provides or four bedNick says Fairview a warm and rooms with Estate has all the welcoming large living benefi ts of country atmosphere areas and living with none of the for both multiple disadvantages. young famibathrooms. lies and those Nick heading towards says living in retirement. Fairview Estate has “The estate consists of two many advantages compared freehold housing options, Fairwith conventional housing develview Park with its community of opments. individual homes with private and “Our residents are able to enjoy shared grounds maintained for all the benefits of our top class the owners, and Fairview Homes country club and facilities, includwhich wrap around the edges of ing a health studio, tennis courts, the northernmost fairways with members’ lounge, cafe and bar, many looking straight out onto barbecue and petanque area and a the course.” golf course. Built by Generation Homes “Fairview has all the benefits and backed by Master Builders of country living with none of guarantees, every home has three the disadvantages.”

Choosing carpet to cosy up to in winter With Easter and autumn upon us and daylight savings coming to an end, it’s time for residents to cosy up for the winter season ahead.

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As the sun is lower in the sky during autumn and winter, it infiltrates rooms far more than in the summer months and John Roberts of Majestic Interiors in Te Puke says considerations when choosing carpet must include fade resistance, stain resistance and durability. He says the right carpet can help keep residents cosy during winter and Majestic Interiors prides itself in being a supplier of all the leading brands. “Imagine the feel underfoot of a beautifully soft, luxurious pile with the soft bounce of new underlay supporting your new carpet. “As you look at floor coverings, Majestic Interiors can assist you in making informed decisions as to whether a solution-dyed nylon or wool carpet will best suit your needs.” Price points for both styles of carpet are similar for the various weights available and Majestic Interiors is

Talk to Heather Bright for the best carpet choice. currently offering up to 60 per cent off selected ranges of carpet, as well as selected tiles, vinyl and drape fabrics. John says updating window treatments for warmth, insulation and reduction in heating costs are also major considerations. He suggests relining existing drapes with block-out lining or new drapes or roman blinds to compliment rooms. “The fabrics for the autumn and winter seasons are rich, luxurious and exude comfort and warmth. “For your hard flooring needs both tiles and vinyl, including vinyl plank products, offer excellent value for money and you will be spoilt for choice.”

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Designer models spark industry excitement Tauranga Air Con is thrilled to be offering customers Mitsubishi Electric’s new Designer Series models – launched recently as a single-split heat pump option. Following the immense success of the introduction of the MSZ-EF indoor range for MultiRoom systems, the release offers 12 new models, with a range of four capacities in three stylish colours: Classic White, Glossy Black and Matte Silver. The Designer Series is also designed with clean, flat surfaces and bevelled edges to ensure they

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blend in discretely with modern interiors. Innovative vane design means the visual aesthetics of the unit are not affected during operation. As well as quality design, the following features were added to create optimum efficiency: watt standby power, whisper quiet indoor operation, improved COPs across the range, a seven day programmable timer, energy star, and a fan only mode. The industry reaction has been overwhelming, and Air Con Tauranga director Shaun Wood expects the Designer Series range will dominate in the region as winter draws closer.

The Designer Series is just one of a range of heat pumps available through Air Con Tauranga, where staff make it their goal to fit homes with the perfect model for their design and heating requirements. “Heat pumps are the best way to heat your home, they are highly efficient, cheap to run and have proven to give very good heat control.” Special prices are now available for the Designer Range, says Shaun. “Contact Mr Heat Pump Owen Teague for special pricing now.”

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With autumn’s arrival, many residents are looking at home heating and energy saving options for winter – here’s one choice. The Showerdome is a Kiwi invention consisting of a clear acrylic dome, which prevents steam from forming when fitted on a shower top. This means that shower steam is not able to flow into adjoining rooms – reducing condensation, mould, mildew and mites. The Weekend Sun has one Showerdome, valued at $276, plus a self-install kit to give away to a lucky reader who can tell us how much the product is valued for. Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, April 3.

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Walking the talk Jennian Homes are hoping 300 people will take part in the ‘Go Red for Women’ 5km fun run or walk on Mother’s Day. Photo by Nicola Baird.

This Mother’s Day set aside some time to treat your heart, says Jennian Homes Tauranga director Jo van Lye. Jo is urging all mothers to put their heart first, and set aside an hour to take part in the Heart Foundation’s `Go Red for Women’ 5km fun run or walk from Kulim Park to Fergusson Park and back. The walk, which is one of 17

being held across the country Jennian Homes sponsors, is an important chance to remind women to get active, says Jo. “Few people realise that heart disease is the biggest killer of women, it claims 2500 lives a year, more than breast cancer – but there is a lot you can do to reduce the risk by being active.” Figures show women are much more likely to die from their first heart attack than men, and even if they survive, they have a much

lower long-term survival rate. “Bring your families along, your children, bring your nana or your mum,” says Jo – who describes it as a great chance to spend quality time with family. Organisers are hoping at least 300 people will take part in the walk. Funds from the event on Sunday, May 12 from 10am will go to the Heart Foundation. Online registrations or more details will be available from Tuesday, April 2 at www.jennian.co.nz

Industry growth encourages new talent Substantial improvements seen in Tauranga’s real estate market this year make 2013 a great time to join the exciting industry. For those looking to choose a career, or change career paths, enrolling in the National Certificate in Real Estate (Salesperson) at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is a smart choice, says real estate programme coordinator Garry Chapman. Garry says while Tauranga isn’t yet seeing the same growth as Auckland or Christchurch, there is considerable improvement. “Many agency owners and salespeople are reporting their best results for several years. “It’s a particularly good time for anyone new in the industry because there’s activity there, they can get established and when it really picks up, they’ll be even better placed to succeed.” Applications are still open for the 12 week course, which begins April 8 and

May 20 and enables graduates to register to become licensed real estate salespeople. “To become a real estate agent you must be licensed. In order to become licensed, you must have this qualification.” Full-time students are in class two days per week, and study independently for the rest of the week. They learn about appraisals, the legislative environment, marketing and land ownership and transfer. Garry says they see a huge range of people of all ages enrol in the course each year. “There is no one background that identifies someone as being a good real estate agent.” An online version of the course also operates with monthly intakes, but Garry says most people choose the full-time course – where they benefit greatly from more direct contact with experienced tutors. For more information, phone Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Information Centre on 0800 BOP POLY (0800 267 7659) or visit boppoly.ac.nz

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Tauranga residents building abroad Tauranga residents are invited to swap their everyday lives and pick up a hammer, travel to Vietnam and help build 35 homes in just one week. Habitat for Humanity is assisting 150 low income families in Rach Gia, the capital city of Kien Giang province in southwest Vietnam. Tauranga firefighter and volunteer Phil Price says the week-long Big Build will see approximately 300 international volunteers join with Vietnamese families to build 35 houses in Rach Gia. “After the Big Build finishes, Habitat for Humanity Vietnam intends to build an additional 115 houses on the same site over the next five years. “With habitat’s help, families acquire secure land tenure and new housing with a clean

water supply and proper sanitation.” Phil, who will be taking part in his sixth build, says the families are currently either

Tauranga’s Jim Taylor, Julia Price and John Cullen laying bricks in Sri Lanka in August 2012.

Some of the Tauranga team with Sri Lankan home owners in August 2012. homeless or living in insecure, temporary rental accommodation, or are staying with relatives or friends in over-crowded, inadequate housing. “I have been involved in

Habitat for Humanity projects in India, Cambodia, Nepal and most recently Sri Lanka. Each year I use some of my holidays to lead one of the Habitat teams going out from New Zealand to places across Asia.” He says each build is different but all are amazing experiences for those that go. “Everyone comes home with a story, new friends, colourful memories and a new appreciation of just what we have here in New Zealand.” Habitat New Zealand’s goal is to send 150 Kiwis to participate in the Vietnam build. Phil says Habitat is looking for people who want to make a difference and experience a transformational overseas trip at the same time. “Volunteers will come from all over New Zealand and will include some skilled tradespeople but the majority of volunteers will have little or no building experience at all.” For more information or to volunteer, phone Phil, 021 260 3456, or email pprice@ihug.co.nz By Letitia Atkinson

Show home with difference a super success

The latest Lockwood Showhome in Papamoa is receiving copious amounts of positive feedback as visitors pour in to see the ‘home with a difference’. The contemporary show home, settled at 26 Tatahi Cove, opened in February with the goal of highlighting everything that a Lockwood home isn’t these days – promoting modern living at its best and offering a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Managing director Paul Dean says hundreds of people have visited the home with an overwhelming majority congratulating them on a different yet successful design. “I have just been blown away. The numbers of people coming through the home are astounding. “The feedback by and large has been really fantastic – I’m just over the moon. “You’re always going to get a few knockers because it’s so different. But that is where we started – daring to be different and challenge people’s thinking. People walk in the door and the first thing that happens is their mouth drops open and out comes a ‘Wow’. “We must have tongues wagging around town, because there are people coming in saying their friends told them to come have a look.” Designed with indoor/outdoor living in mind, the home’s North-facing aspect, spacious open plan living, high raking ceilings and intelligent use of glass to maximise light and thermal qualities of the sun offers a tranquil feeling of ‘this is my home and there is no place I would rather be’. The show home will remain open this year and all are welcome to check it out from 1-4pm daily, including over Easter (excluding Good Friday). By Corrie Taylor

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Armstrong’s Australia move for further funding After being knocked out of contention in the D1NZ National Drifting Championship circuit Cole Armstrong is heading to Australia to fund the next stage of his drifting ambitions.

A podium finish at Hampton Downs has not been enough to stop Tauranga drifter Cole Armstrong from leaving the national D1NZ series early. The Tauranga driver told Bay Driver that despite returning to the podium with a third placing at Hampton Downs earlier this month he knows a top series finish is out of his reach. Cole is ranked 8th in the series on 235 points, well behind leader Daniel ‘Fanga Dan’ Woolhouse on 370. He attributes his poor performance in the second and third rounds to not keeping his driving in synch with advances made to the car. “I was fighting the car, and for the first time I got knocked out to the 32 in round two, and I broke my steering rack in Tauranga so that put me back to 16.” The lower finishes cost his ranking

dearly, and he has decided against contesting the fifth round in Christchurch over Easter, instead choosing to invest the $7000 cost to compete in the South Island into building up his new G35 Nissan Skyline to the highest standards possible. “All up realistically it’s probably costing $50,000 to get the car to where I want it to be. I probably need another $20,000 to finish it off,” says Cole, who has already left for Western Australian where he hopes to land a well-paid mining job to fund the work. Despite missing the fifth round he is determined to fly back for the final round

– which will probably be held in May (date to be confirmed) . Cole says in the four years he has been drift racing the amount that teams were having to put into their cars to keep competitive has risen sharply. “It has advanced so much from when I started in drifting – back then you could get a car with a lot of horsepower and get the suspension set up and go do it and be a little bit successful. But as the sport has grown so have the requirements and if you want to get outside that

square and be noticed you have to put a lot of money into your car.” He says the new Skyline has an NAV8 with “a lot more lowdown torque and drivability”, which will give the car a performance edge. Determined to finish off the carbuild, Cole is determined the shift to Western Australia will pay off, and has already made some drifting contacts in Perth who are talking about giving him a chance to keep his hand in driving at one-off events. Later this year he would love to return to Asia to compete in the

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American beauty revival Classic cars of all styles and colours paraded Whangamata’s streets for the 13th annual Beach Hop last weekend, attracting 1000 cars from 1923 to 1971 models to the seaside town.

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From gleaming restored hot rods, to revived sedans and pickups, Whangamata’s streets were lined with something for all tastes. Photos by Merle Foster

An estimated 50,000 people lined Whangamata’s main street on Saturday for the grand parade of American automobiles, pickup trucks and retro caravans. Others were distracted by the 1950s and 1960s

Retro Beauty Show, a Hop Idol competition with people singing classics from the era and the NZ Junkyard Fashion Show with entries made from car parts.

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Irene and Roger Hill will be going their separate ways in Saturday’s Brass and Nickel Parade – with Irene driving her 1910 Hupmobile (pictured) and Roger his 1909 Darracq. Photo by Tracy Hardy Irene describes her Hupmobile as “quite she discovered it for sale. A motorcycle enthusiast a racy lady” reaching 50m/h, a good “We were both smitten and hooked”, from a young age, Te Puke’s speed for 100-year-old cars. Milady and exclaims Irene, who has since christened Irene Bell has only recently Roger’s Darracq will be among about 25 the car Milady, and taken her on a road become passionate about veteran trip to Geraldine for her daughter’s wed- pre-1928 era cars taking part in the Brass and Nickel Parade and Display on Easter ding. brass and nickel era cars. Saturday. When Irene’s husband Roger told her A highlight will be the involvement of he wanted to buy a 1909 Darracq her “I started riding motorbikes when I was the country’s oldest licenced bus, a 1915 16 years old when I met my first husband only proviso was that they would have to Renault Charabanc, which only carries get into the spirit of the era with period Reg Davey who was a top motocross 10 passengers and drives at nine miles to outfits. rider,” recalls Irene, who first road on a the gallon (3.5 km/litre). Cars are coming “I love the dressing up and getting into 650cc Triumph Bonneville and off-road from throughout the central North the costumes and having some fun.” on an ex-speedway alcohol-fuelled 500cc Island. Before that Roger had helped bring J.A.P. The parade will leave the Cliff Rd clumore than a dozen classic cars back to life, This Sunday she is pulling out two of brooms at 10am on Saturday, following with his restorations – from a 1927 Ford the Jawa motorbikes she owns to display a route along Cameron Rd to 9th Ave, New Beauty to a 1951 Vauxhall IP. at the Bay of Plenty Vintage Car Club before returning (via Elizabeth St, DevonA background completing his apprenopen day she has organised, along with port Rd and Willow St) to be displayed in ticeship in neighbouring engineering and her latest love – a 1910 Hupmobile that Wharf St until 4pm. An open day at the furniture workshops owned by brothers arrived from California in December. clubrooms on Sunday (from 10am-4pm) enabled him to do all work on many “I love the feeling you get with these is expected to attract 50 old cars, motorlittle cars, the sense of freedom – I think I projects and teach restoration at Waikato bikes, trucks and traction engines. Cars Polytechnic for many years. got that from riding motorbikes.” range up to models in the early 1980s, “I just love motor cars,” explains Roger. Irene, who proudly declares she can crank-start the car herself, fell in love with “And as I’ve got older so have the cars I’m including a 1982 Commodore VHSS built by Peter Brock. By Hamish Carter interested in.” the cute red and black two-seater when

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The big money munching machine still working I finally received copies of invoices for the organisation review which I requested some five weeks ago. I asked for the major consultancy invoice copies. It’s not a pretty picture. The two biggies are Morrison Low $300,299 and GHD $211,149. Total combined cost $664,546 of all consultants so far. A note on the bottom informs that this is only up to March 18 2013 and doesn’t include legals or cost of redundancies. I’m unimpressed with how some of these invoices are made out and will be meeting with CEO Leigh Auton for explanation. Talking about redundancy costs the Bay Times has run a story on redundancy costs over the past seven years. That’s fine, in fact these figures are public information, but there’s a fine line in intruding on people’s private lives into personal business. I won’t dignify their story but in the scheme of things where there are 500 or so staff and a $37 million salary bill, redundancies over time are inevitable. Staff turnover is around 14% apparently. As I have regularly noted the problem is that unfortunately some staff have left that Council didn’t need to lose – and vice versa!

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A workshop on Freedom Camping to loosen up restrictions on campervans and the like. Proposals are for 28 sites around town and 90 spaces on those sites. It will come up for your submission and consultation. An interesting situation around NZ arises from this Freedom of Camping Act. You can park your campervan or whatever (under 3.5 tonnes) in any legal park space and leave it there provided it has registration and WOF. But Council is proposing limiting this if you are “being accommodated” in it. I can just see enforcement officers going around knocking on van doors to see if you are asleep there! But they could only do that if you have stayed overnight. So when is “overnight”? Good luck on that one. In reality this Council only acts on complaint and the main problem are those small hire vans with bunks but no self-contained amenities.

Rena presentation

A great upfront presentation on the Rena situation from consultants on behalf of Rena owners and insurers. Full credit to them for fronting up quickly after some of us had expressed concern about what was going on at the wreck site. We were told that it had cost around $300 million to date and was one of the world’s most expensive wrecks. I was told they would leave a letter confirming that there was only two tonnes of oil left aboard. I had not included fuel consumption on the voyage from Napier in my previous column, some 60 tonnes. We were told that they may apply for a resource consent to leave the wreck on the reef because it would do more damage to the reef in the removal process. They said that fish were teeming around the reef and the ship would become part of the reef eco-system. The stern is now down at 65 metres

and was a dangerous work site. They have only worked 50 per cent of days this year due to bad weather conditions and one stretch of 22 days in a row there was no work. Council will collate all information and report it in the monthly monitoring report. The last oil sheen was seen on February 9. They acknowledged it was an unsuitable tourist dive site but inevitably some will dive there and it was proposed to try and make it “safe’’. If it does stay there it will be the scene of diving accidents in my view. A good Easterly blow will move the wreck around and it will break up over the years. All in all, a most unhappy and unsatisfactory situation for the Bay of Plenty. Elected members joined a resolution to employ security with great gusto to try and sort out “anti-social” behaviour at the downtown bus stop. Some cretins seem to think they can do what they like. Well – they can’t and in short order there will be security and volunteers (including Maori wardens who kindly offered their services and attended the meeting) to clean the behaviour up. We had amendments and more amendments with one attempt to amend an amendment. In the end the original resolution was amended beyond recognition and mover Tony Christiansen voted against it. From observations from the Council building – Mayor Stuart Crosby’s office is one that overlooks the bus stop – it will be a short sharp action and behaviour will settle down. Despite some elected members concerns it is not envisaged that a long term security presence will be required.

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A much amended Pilot Bay walkway proposal was presented to keep elected members up to date. It is in response to public comment. A final design decision is due April 8 subject to further input and suggestions. The decision to actually build a walkway was taken last year on a vote of 10-1 with Catherine Stewart being the only one not in support. Six monthly report from Council’s shared services company BOPLASS. This initiative is saving its nine members councils a lot of dollars we were told. For example TCC saved $1,102 million in contract savings last year. This has the potential in years to come to rationalise many council services giving measurable savings that amalgamations of councils could only dream of. It will take time, but for example if all member councils gradually change to the same computer systems there will be savings in bulk-buying. Unlike Auckland which is leaching millions in computer systems alone because some cities within the city had incompatible systems. We also learned from BOPLASS that more than one million dollars had been saved in “reporgraphics.”. That’s this week’s buzzword – for printers and photocopiers. In the confidential section there was a presentation from NZTA – “The Agency” concerning their plans for Girven Rd – Te Maunga intersections. All will be made public shortly after persons who could be affected are informed. This project is up at the top of traffic jam spots in NZ apparently.

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Survivors sought to tackle nationwide issues Tauranga survivors of domestic violence and child abuse are being sought to aid in an independent nationwide inquiry tackling the issues next month.

listen to them and understand how as a country we can reduce the statistics, how we can implement better systems and better support them.” New Zealand and international experts in domestic violence and child abuse will help gather evidence. “The highest levels of confidentiality are assured and we’re positive about the response we believe we will The Glenn Inquiry, becomget as we visit various towns and cities.” ing known as the ‘People’s Sir Owen Glenn, who committed his personal Inquiry’, aims to reduce funds to the inquiry, says the aim is to produce a domestic violence and child blueprint which will help answer one fundamental abuse in New Zealand. question: Tauranga is listed as the If New Zealand was leading the world in addressing first of 25 towns and cities child abuse and domestic violence, what would that it will visit across the look like? country. “We owe this to our children and our grandchildren Director Ruth - we must reverse these ghastly statistics.” Herbert says the Tauranga Living Without Violence maninquiry is being ager Mary Beresford-Jones says interest is driven from the high in the inquiry coming to town. grass roots up and “We’re excited to be the first area to have a speaking with voice in the Glenn Inquiry and we are workKiwis is a critical ing to ensure safety and confidentiality for element. everyone that participates.” “We are interAnyone who is unable to participate in ested in speaking person should contact the Inquiry team. to anyone about Skype and online domestic violence submissions will and child abuse be available. but particularly Phone Mary on survivors, family 577 9297 or the and friends of inquiry directly survivors and on 09 923 8890. Tauranga Living Without Violence general manager frontline workers. By Merle Foster Mary Beresford-Jones. Photo Bruce Barnard. “We need to

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Support service still going strong Another financial year draws to a close and the Breast Cancer Support Service Tauranga Trust has supported more than 120 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients during this time. That’s added on to more than 1,000 survivors that are in our community and regularly keep in contact with the service. In 1991, a couple of local breast cancer survivors saw a gap in the care for patients. While the medical teams are knowledgeable, helpful and all round fantastic, there was the other side to breast cancer that was not being addressed. When people first find out they have breast cancer, they may feel overwhelmed, vulnerable, and alone.

Issues around the fear of dying, how to tell children, friends and their workplace, body image concerns, loss of libido, tiredness, how to choose wigs, bras and prostheses, getting back to work, fear of recurrence and so on, can be consuming. Hence, the Breast Cancer Support Service (BCSS) Tauranga Trust was born and continues today. “This isn’t possible without the support of our local community” says Lea Lehndorf, coordinator of the Breast Cancer Support Service. “Our regular sponsors are a huge help to us as an independent charitable trust,” continues Lea. “A special thanks to Medex Radiology and Legacy Trust for their generous sponsorships which enables us to provide resources and support to patients; and thanks to Holland & Beckett Lawyers for their continued help with photocopying of our newsletter. We look forward to what the next year holds.’’

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Student muscle aids vitamin C research Male student muscle has given weight to ground-breaking international research on vitamin C and kiwifruit. Muscle samples from the thighs of 54 young male university students who ate two kiwifruit a day have provided yet more evidence that the recommended daily intake of vitamin C should be increased, says professor Margreet Vissers of Otago University’s centre for free radical research. The findings of a University of Otago human clinical research project she lead,

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which used kiwifruit as the vitamin C source, have been published in the `American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’, the world’s most prestigious publication in the field of nutrition science. The research found skeletal muscle is the body’s most labile, and possibly the largest, store of vitamin C, and that muscle levels most accurately reflect vitamin C intake. To reach the optimal vitamin C levels in muscle, which will result in good energy and vitality, dietary intake should also be optimal. If intake drops, then so will muscle levels, as vitamin C cannot

be stored for use later, says Margreet. “We will be going back to government with this research and be requesting that it revises the New Zealand guidelines for dietary levels of vitamin C because the current guidelines are abysmally low and not adequate to provide enough vitamin C.” As part of the research, a plastic surgeon from Otago Medical School took punch biopsy muscle samples from the students before and after they began eating two kiwifruit a day for six weeks as part of a larger study on the nutritional benefits of vitamin C. “This is the first time this has ever been done. There are old studies looking at muscle tissue from cadavers and we have looked at animal tissue but not muscle tissue from a section of the population,” says Margreet. Withdrawn from the thigh muscles by a needle, the tissue samples were tiny, but big enough to under-go the testing needed to determine how much vitamin C the tissue contained. Previous vitamin C studies have looked at white blood cells levels but this latest work shows that unless levels in the blood are at saturation point, muscle vitamin C levels will be low. “The results are quite compelling and the information suggests that a little bit of vitamin C is not enough. You may not die or get scurvy but you won’t be full of energy. The young men in the study were healthy, but given their normal vitamin C levels, probably not as healthy as they thought.” Vitamin C is best absorbed from food rather than supplements and Margreet says the vitamin is essential to help prevent disease, including long-term chronic conditions such as heart disease and strokes. By Elaine Fisher

New Zealand’s recommended daily vitamin C is too low says professor Margreet Vissers of Otago University’s centre for free radical research.

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Hearing heroes’ fight for funding Tauranga residents are being dubbed Hearing Heroes of the Bay of Plenty for devoting their time to helping the region’s hearing impaired. Nikki Moloney, Andy Stannett, Peg Tetley, Terry Terrell and Judy Webb all have one thing in common – in 2012 they were unable to hear. But after receiving cochlear implants they can hear again and the group are working to increase government funding on the implants for hearing impaired Kiwis. A cochlear implant is different from a hearing aid. Hearing aids increase volume by amplifying sounds to make them easier for damaged ears to detect. Cochlear implants bypass the damaged portions of the ear and directly stimulate the hearing (auditory) nerve. The group say their implants have dramatically

increased their quality of life. “Living with deafness, you are in solitary confinement all day, every day,” says Nikki. “It is sheer torture. “So strong is our need for social interaction with other human beings.” The group gathered more than 8000 signatures this month for a petition to present to deaf Green MP Mojo Mathers. Meanwhile, Nikki and Judy met with the Minister of Health and Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall to discuss the need for increased funding. At the beginning of this year, the Minister of Health announced an additional investment of $2.6million for cochlear implants. During 2013, the group is targeting health professionals to present the benefits of cochlear implants, including hosting an educational stand at the GP conference and audiology conference.

Hearing Heroes Peg Tetley and Andy Stannett. Photo by Simon Moloney.

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Four to aid of damsel in distress Not one, two, three but four great guys to the rescue. Parked on the curb of the motorway off ramp to Waihi Road to Bethlehem Friday 5.30pm the kindness of four men started for me. A young man came up to me and asked if he could help. He’d gone right around after seeing me there, came back to help. His kindness and skills got me towed down to Super Cheap. There the second man came into action. First going to the Warehouse to get suitable tape as a temporary fix for the leaking hose. He spent a good half hour securing it to get us home; and he was a very wise man with two big bottles of water in his car for such emergencies. While all this was happening Number Three was the kind folks who let my husband use their phone, then with bucket of water in tow went to look for car. Now Number Four was on his way after 12 hour day at work with my husband more tape and our driver to get us home to Te Puna. He didn’t leave it at that. Went to several car parts people to get the replacement bit on Saturday. Thank you! Dawn Watson, Tauranga.

At last, a race relations commissioner who can relate to New Zealanders So at last we get a Race Relations Commissioner in Susan Devoy, former world champion sportswoman, who can relate to most New Zealanders and to whom most New Zealanders can relate, replacing the former left-wing Marxist activist, Joris De Bres who by wearing many hats in a great variety of organisations and with the support of his left wing academic fellow travellers was appointed to the Race Relations position. There will be weeping and wailing among Maori radicals, Treaty revisionists and many Greens. Already her appointment has been criticised by Maori Party member, Te Ururoa Flavell, Ngapuhi leader David Rankin and Mana Party President Annette Sykes for having the temerity to publicly suggest that the

Waitangi Day celebration was a racially divisive failure and should be replaced. What would they call it? They have lost their less than objective champion, Joris De Bres, who in his term in office used the U.N to try to pressure the Government into implementing WAI 262 giving Maori ownership of all local flora and fauna and convinced the U.N. that structural discrimination by government agencies had led to Maori being over represented in the criminal justice system and caused their poor outcomes in health, welfare, education and employment. He also compared the white colonisation of New Zealand to violations of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Some Race Conciliator. Bryan Johnson, Omokoroa.

Climate change A key prediction of climate change, misrepresented by Roger’s Rabbits on 15 March, is that whatever weather you get now, you will get it bigger in the future. Summers that are unusually cold and wet (last year) or hot and dry (this year) are exactly what is predicted for a variable climate such as ours. Extreme conditions are entirely consistent with the predictions of climate change. Thus, global warming does not mean a gentle change towards slightly warmer summers. It means bigger storms, stronger winds, fires, flooding, extreme temperatures and more intense cyclones (note to self, visit Australia only in winter). While it also predicts slowly rising sea levels, that rise might not be a progressive linear process. More importantly for coastal communities is that storm surges that were previously tolerable will become catastrophic. Kiribati (highest point around 2.2 m) is already looking at abandoning ship and moving to Fiji. Samoa recently lost much of its coastal

roadway. We have all seen the photos from New Jersey. The graphic shows the pattern from 1980 to 2010, and its trend is clear (see http:// makewealthhistory.org/2011/05/30/thenumber-of-natural-disasters-is-on-the-rise/). The data are from EM-DAT, the international disasters database, and are reported by the UN. The graph has flattened out lately,

but the increase is obvious. To put that down to natural environmental variation is naïve, not to mention unrealistic. We need to plan now for a future that is not predicted by past experience. We in Aotearoa are very well placed to deal with that change, but pretending that it is not happening is not an option. Dr Ian McLean, Tauranga.

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Leave Rena on the reef: Aubrey Rena - two and a half rugby fields long and 33 metres wide. Now sits on the Astrolabe Reef at 55 metres deep at low water. How is it possible to remove? Aubrey Hoete, resident of Motiti Island talks of the possibilities of this suggested approach by many people of the Island and Tauranga: “My personal view: I think that the people, the Hapu of Motiti should abide by the findings of Maritime. The Rena Ship carcass remain on the rock! The likelihood of the Swedish Insurance Company agreeing to removal of the Rena from the reef, after they have visited the island, is doubtful. Aubrey says “I realise it is a high risk factor for all concerned, especially where human labour is required - Divers and all working below the surface of the sea on such an immense ship in ‘high open sea’ conditions - a very unsafe factor. Apart from an immense removal cost of now $300 million plus, and on going hard labour to all employed on this wounded vessel the continued present workmenship, on the Rena, is doing a fantastic job of clean up above and below the water line. A big thank you to all involved including the Tangata Whenua. This was an accident which has been waiting to happen for many years.

Apparently the Rena will cost the insurers $600m to completely remove. Council debt is apparently around $400m. As millions of tons of shipping lies at the bottom of the sea from wars doing no obvious damage would the council agree to... a)The insurers pay off the council debt. b) Council agrees to leave the ship where is. c) Any further major borrowing would be subject to a referrendum. This would benefit everyone in the bay as rates could be significantly reduced meaning that even renters would pay less. Savings would also be spent locally boosting the economy. Just a thought but not holding my breath. Chris Osborne, Tauranga.

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When I was a young lad I would gallop my horse to the northern end of the Island to watch any cargo ship which would sail very close to Motiti. Now fifty years on and I am retired, the shipping lane has moved in line with ‘Otaiti’ Astrolabe Reef. We also have a Beacon on the Northern end of the Island which has been operating for fifty years. This indicates that the shipping lane was not being adhered to. The Rena tragedy is an on-going issue and present costs are still mounting. The wreck should remain - but in a safe environmental position. To remove? It cannot be done - this is what the figures tell me. Just observe my drawing of the vessel as it lies now on the reef!” Aubrey Hoete, Motiti Island. (As told to Alys Ingrid Wicksteed)

Bruce Moon of Nelson is correct in setting forth the true wording of the real Treaty of Waitangi which is being continually distorted by Maori making false Claims under their distorted version . The latest mind-boggling money-grabbing Claim is made by a new group of activists calling themselves “The Maori Internet Society” who have the nerve to ask their members if they would be happy with a $30 million cash settlement for not claiming any rights to the Electromagnetic Spectrum under the Treaty of Waitangi. Who is the insane person who came up with this one? William Herschel (German but moved to London) began the road to discovering the Electromagnetic Spectrum in 1799 - long before the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840! Ultraviolet light was discovered by Wilhelm Ritt (German) in 1801 - again long before the signing of the Treaty. In 1840 most Maori could neither read not write and had absolutely no concept of the meaning of the Electromagnetic Spectrum - so how can they possibly claim something of which they had no knowledge? Their “taonga” at the time comprised flax, potatoes, pork and timber- no more, no less. It is not only white New Zealanders who are sickened by activist Maori greed - many Maori feel the same and are revulsed by the actions of Peta Sharples and his ilk. Mary Brooks, Tauranga.

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Perverts and puzzle misfits I would like to manifest my total support for the views expressed by Shirley Smith and Bill Capamagian , Weekend Sun, March 22 regarding the minority campaign within NZ aided by certain MPs who have passed yet another Bill aimed at redefining the concept of marriage in our country. I feel sad, disappointed and angry at what I see as a further step toward the moral decay of our society, and ask myself why are decent people permitting this? Shirley Smith hit the nail on the head when she said that they have even stolen a word from our rich language, “gay”, and corrupted its meaning to legitimize their unnatural activities. It is not politically correct to refer to homosexuals as perverts, but political correctness is a Marxist method of societal transformation so I’m not concerned about the opinions of the PC crowd. I call homosexuals perverts because it is an accurate description of what they do: to pervert is to “use wrongly or badly”, according to my dictionary. Humans are designed as sexual beings,

and the design is clear: tab A fits into slot B. A+B results in the perpetuation of the human race. Combining tab A with tab A or slot B with slot B is like trying to put together two puzzle pieces that aren’t supposed to go together, join: you’re going against the will of the designer and it just doesn’t work unless you damage the pieces and thereby corrupt the design. I call homosexuals perverts because they use the human body “wrongly or badly”. Every natural life form on this earth, whether it be plant or animal, has the ability to reproduce. Homosexuals do not have this ability. I rest my case. Ross Lloyd, Hairini.

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The media seem to be in a frenzy with all the coverage they are giving to homosexuals and lesbians. So the homosexuals and lesbians want a marriage. The lawyers must be rubbing their hands if the bill goes through. For the 90% other of us we will watch as the divorces, splitting of assets take place, and they will as some civil unions have already gone their separate ways. The saddest part will be the custody battles that loom if children are involved. It could be very cruel and nasty as deciding who they biologically belong to. It’s time that homosexuals and lesbians started thinking with their brains and less about the publicity they keep seeking and get a life. Val Carter, Te Puke.

Cutting the cost of lowlifes Ernest Izett (Weekend Sun 8 March Lowlifers perfect cases for capital punishment) has a point. Whether you agree with climate change or not, world over population is completely out of hand (with no answers) and we could certainly do without the worst types of criminals. Even in our own prisons, at $90,000 a year or $1 million for every 11 prisoners, even 100 for 10 years comes to $100 million. Not to mention extra time for police, court, and other associated costs, and trouble. And for all the mind wringing purists. We give our pensioners $16,500 (nett) a year and expect them to pay their rates, electricity, dentist, doctor, food, and all other costs. It’s really all cock-eyed, but we don’t seem to want to know or care! Leave it to the Government, who aren’t listening to us anyway, because they have their own agenda. R. McGuinness, Tauranga.

Replace MPs with volunteers The axe now seems to be hanging over DOC, the Minister of everything good old Stephen, really the PM wants to get rid of more staff saying, we can get the volunteers to fill in the gaps. Now it seems if government does not want to pay people to do a job, why not the good old volunteer, and if you do not want to pay, create a charity. in that way you get the public to pay twice. Now I would suggest to our MPs that we have volunteers in the Parliament, the money we save, could help to pay for medical, dental treatment for our senior citizens who can ill afford such on a pension. Ron Chamberlain, Otumoetai.

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Napier cleans up! I have just returned from a short visit to Napier; it was a pleasant and surprising experience and so different to Tauranga in two major respects: There was absolutely no litter! The streets were clean, as were the reserves and children’s playgrounds. Napier has several fountains and other water features including children’s paddling pools. – nowhere could I find a single plastic bottle or can. There were no polystyrene takeaway cups or empty KFC and MacDonalds packets. It was simply stunning. The other positive about Napier is that nowhere at all could I find any tagging or graffiti, even on toilet walls! I was so impressed that I visited the Council offices to congratulate them and was told that six people were fully employed

to pick up all rubbish every day, including weekends. I think this is an excellent use of rate-payers money and would urge our council to immediately adopt a similar policy. Visitors from cruise ships visiting Tauranga and Napier on successive days couldn’t possibly fail to see the huge difference in cleanliness. Regarding the total lack of tagging – I was told that it had been a problem in Napier until a very strict by-law was initiated clearly warning that any offender would be dealt with very severely with no excuses accepted. If tagging is discovered it is immediately eradicated by a qualified operator paid for by the council even on privatelyowned property. Good on you Napier. Noel Davenhill, Tauranga.

The harbour and rural runoff The biggest asset this region has is Tauranga Harbour - what we do on the land impacts on us all with 19 per cent of our waterways being polluted and 50 per cent of our lakes. A significant part of that pollution is nutrients, that is nutrient loss from the land, that continuous cycle of adding nutrients to the land and allowing them to wash away. This is so inefficient and such a waste of investment and at contradiction to the word investment, which is about maximising return for the long term. The Regional Council has recently signed a Sustainable Dairying Water Accord which is positive, but dairying in the Western Bay is a very small land use.

The Regional Council don’t have a lot of rules nor the funding to adequately enforce current rules. Though more rules and enforcement is not the solution, it is public education, incentives and community pressure. There needs to be funding for ongoing high profile campaigns and free practical workshops to engage with rural, industry and deveiopers. We are all continuously learning, and a rural sector that is protecting its investment efficiently for the long term, is also best for the environment. This is also the message that is now being sent out by national rural leaders. It’s true Environmental health creates wealth! Tim Short, Ohauiti.

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PM’s travel questioned I am in total agreement with Winston Peters when he wants full disclosure of John Key’s holidays. Key has been out of the country more times than any Prime Minister in memory. We have foreign Ministers, and overseas Trade Ministers, that’s what we pay them to do. Key is laughing all the way to the bank and having a great time while doing so and making fools of us all. He boasted of what he bought while making a detour to Easter Island to buy fine wines and cufflinks, while families here struggle just to live week by week. Disgusting. A good PM would be at the helm, and running New Zealand, but being away so much, how can he have his finger on the pulse back here? A ship is only as good as it’s captain and one that is always offshore cannot run the ship efficiently. If his crew is running the ship, then why do we need that captain? Winston, please push for full disclosure. As a paid servant of the people, Key must give account of himself with full transparency, it’s arrogance to fob us off and evade your questioning on our behalf. We deserve better. A. Taylor, Avenues.

Heeding voter opinion Some far-reaching political proposals are currently under review which could impact the shape & form of New Zealand in the future. I would be far more sanguine about outcomes if our elected political leaders had a track record of voting according to the wishes of their electorates. Unfortunately we have had several examples in recent years where this has not been so – in the number of MPs, the anti-smacking law etc. Would it be too simplistic to ask that politicians heed the opinions of we who elected them? Or, should they choose to ignore us, they have the courage to say so openly and explain why - are we considered incapable of understanding the issues, or likely to consistently make the wrong decisions? We can of course always chuck them out at the next election but hey, that’s an awful lot of years to get things wrong and how much time do we have anyway? Jacqui Kersley, Matua.

Briefly... No plea for poaching accused

Four Waikato residents accused of illegally poaching deer from farms in Pyes Pa, Te Puke, Oropi and Rotorua have been remanded on bail without plea. Matamata residents Storm Panapa, 17, Maunganui Charlie Panapa, 24, Bradley Duncan McKenzie, 19, and Scott Stephen Darroch, 18, appeared in the Tauranga Registrar’s Court on Monday jointly charged with thefts of animals. The group were remanded on bail and are due to appear back in court on April 15.

Naturist’s hearing adjourned

A Tauranga naturist’s defended hearing has been adjourned. Andrew Pointon’s defence hearing was set down for Tuesday but has been pushed back until May 31 for legal reasons. Pointon is facing two charges of offensive behaviour for allegedly mowing his lawns naked on two separate occasions.

Crash accused wanted by police

An arrest warrant has been issued for the Tauranga teenager accused of crashing a car into a power pole before smashing into the fence and letter box of a Welcome Bay property last month. Ratapu Ranapia, 18, failed to appear in the Registrar’s Court on Monday. Ranapia is yet to enter a plea to the charges of careless driving, drink driving and refusing to give a police officer a blood sample.

Man recovers from stabbing

A Tauranga man is recovering at home after being stabbed three times at a rural property on Mountain Road. Police were called to the Oropi property about 1.30pm on Friday after the 46-year-old man was stabbed during an altercation. He was taken to Tauranga Hospital where he was medically examined and later released. The 19-year-old unemployed man was arrested and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Accused abductor in court

A 29-year-old man accused of attempting to abduct an 11-year-old girl in Ohauiti will remain behind bars until April 23. Ohauiti glazer Aden Kingi appeared in front of Judge Ian Thomas in Tauranga District Court on Monday charged with attempted abduction and possession of cannabis. Kingi is accused of attempting to abduct the girl while she was out biking on Ohauiti Road on February 11.

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E N T E R T A I N M E N T G U I D E OUT THERE MUSIC The ever popular guide to ‘What’s On’ in the Bay.

Thursday 28 March

2013 Easter Journey A powerful multisensory walk through display featuring the Easter story. March 28 - April 1. Thurs 3-6pm, Fri - Sun 9am - 6pm, Mon 8.30am - 12pm. 90 Bethlehem Rd, Tauranga. Entry by donation. Presented by Bethlehem Baptist Church.

2013 National Jazz Festival Tauranga

March 28 - April 1. The programme showcases some of the best jazz musicians in the world who are right here on our doorstep. Come along to events that you would usually not attend. Bring your family & friends & have a great time! www.jazz.org.nz Adult Art Jam Build creative confidence while sharing resources/ideas with other arty people! $20 tea/coffee provided. Every Thurs 7-9pm. Janice 552 4162 www.theartyhouse.co.nz Age Concern Tauranga Monthly meeting at Senior Citizen’s Club, 14 Norris St behind Pak n Save 10am. Guest speaker: Tauranga Epilepsy – “What is Epilepsy?” DVD presentation. Cost $3pp includes morning tea before starting. All welcome. 578 2631 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, first class free, 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 French Group For lovers of all things French. Meet like minded people Brooklyn Pizzeria on the Strand. Fortnightly Thursdays 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 Meditation Group Monthly group, next group March 28 7-8.30pm. Open to anyone interested in improving their understanding & practice of meditation & Buddhism. Gold coin donation welcome. Dianne email: dianeestellehowell@yahoo.co.nz or 577 1484 www.meditateintauranga.org

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Weds Plus, Thurs club night, Frontiersmens Hall, 7.30pm. 543 1063

Rhythm n Fun Dance Class Thursdays

at Matua Community Hall 1-3pm. All ages, no partner necessary. First class free. Class just $6. Pat 544 2574

Rock n Roll Social Dancing Authentic music. Every Thurs at Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St, Tauranga 7.30-9.30pm. $3 entry pp. Maria 576 7326

News, reviews and opinionated raving on the music scene.

Self Defence - Taekwon Do Girls only class at Tauranga Girls College 3.304.30pm. ce_young@hotmail.com or www.itkd.co.nz 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 Library Friends Monthly meeting, Zest Café, Chadwick Rd, Greerton 10am under the awning. $3 donation. Morning tea available. All welcome. Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Thurs of every month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Tennis Seniors 35+ Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn TC opp Court House Cameron Rd 9am. New members welcome. Wing Chun Women Women’s only self defence club 6.30-8.30pm. 0800 FYT BAK or Nicky 021 148 6467

Friday 29 March

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. Noel 579 5412 http:// www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/ Classical Concert In St Peter’s Anglican Church, 15 Victoria Rd, Mt Maunganui 7.30pm. “Stabat Mater” by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. A musical meditation on the suffering of Mary during Christ’s crucifixion. Free event, donation appreciated to offset the cost for the orchestra. Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Gay/Bi Men’s Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/text Alex 027 358 5934 Katikati Ukulele Festival April 5, Friday Jam at Katikati RSA from 7pm. Free. April 6 at Katikati Memorial Hall 12-5pm. Uke play along, open mike & workshops. Featuring: Ukes-a-plenty, the Nukes, Mr Ukulele: Kevin Fogarty. Adults 5, child $1, family pass $10. Festival concert from 6pm. The Nukes & Ukulele All Star Band. Adults $5, child $1, family pass $10. Christine 0274 809 261 or 549 5827.

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

Saturday 30 March

2013 Christian Singles Born again

friendship group meet monthly socially. Plus 1st & 3rd Tues of month at McCafe Mt Maunganui 10am. Email: janfos@ gmail.com or 021 182 7972 26th Easter Book Sale Sale held March 30, 31 - 1 April 2013 at new venue, Countdown’s old Foodtown Building Cameron Rd, opp Tauranga Boys College. Art in the Park Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui 8.30am – 5pm, weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists offer for sale a variety of art to suit all tastes.

Bay Association of Sea Kayakers Easter camping at

Fletcher Bay DOC camp at the end of the Coromandel Peninsula. Bevan 576 8885 Behaviour Problems ADD, ADHD, pain, anxiety or stress. Non drug treatment settles the mind, releases stress & relieves pain. Private sessions by appointment. Group sessions every Sat 9am. $5. 021 753 693 BOKWA Fitness Class Omokoroa Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Rd 9.30am. As seen on TV, try the new fitness buzz. Great music, easy steps. All levels of fitness welcome. Instructor Sarah 021 185 3363 http://www.bokwafitness.com/ Easter Family Festival Downtown the Mount 10am – 3pm. Free family fun & entertainment. Slides, castles, gym, dance & zumba sessions, fire eating & dancing, Easter Bunny & more. www.mountmaunganui.org.nz/ WHATSON/EFF Market Greerton Hall 8am - 12pm. Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Merv or Nancy 07 863 6697 Messianic Weekly Meetings The Way meet in the Kingfisher Room, Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui 10am. All welcome. 570 1438 Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. Neita 572 3768 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 The Sociables Males/Females 30’s/40’s age group of males & females that meet once a week to socialise by dining out or participating in local activities & events. More men needed, come on guys don’t be shy. 022 012 0376

Sunday 31 March

Beekeeping Hobbyists Meet at 1114 Ohauiti Rd, Hairini, Tauranga 2pm. Gordon 0275 442 882

GUIDE Stories, snippets, strangeness, and general entertainment.

Easter in the Park Hosted

by Mt Mosaic, at Coronation Park 9.30am - 1pm. Family event with games, entertainment & food. Free event. No cover charge, no money needed. Easter Sunday Jazz At Omokoroa Boat Club 3-6pm. Trevor Braunias & Jazz Express. Members free, non members $15 entry. Door sales only. Held under special license. All welcome. Financial Markets Trading Meet up with other traders to share knowledge & experiences. 021 022 04737

Junior Youth Empowerment Programme Group for 11-13yr olds,

fortnightly Sundays 10am - 12pm. Empowers young people to work to better the community & develop their own intellectual & spiritual qualities (kindness, justice etc). Religiously inspired but not religious instruction. Email: shirinwhite@windowslive.com Learning Spiritual Laws Sunday’s at Plunket Rooms, 59 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 10-11am. $5 donation, children free. Remember & celebrate who you are!

Lenore & Terry Christie Exhibitions

Paintings & woodcrafted miniatures March 31 - April 6 at Little Blue House, Main St, Katikati. Open daily 10am 4pm. Maketu Market This Sunday & Easter Sunday. 8am start & lots of variety in the stalls. Maureen 533 2340

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. Downtown the Mount open 7 days. 575 9911 mountmaunganui. org.nz Official Opening of MCG Gardens April 7 at May St Reserve 3-6pm. Mount Community Garden Committee & Mount Lions Club invite all interested members of the public & community gardeners to join. Paint an Egg Day At Little Blue House, Main St, Katikati 10am - 4pm.

Papamoa Country Music Club

Meet 4th Sunday of month at Papamoa Sports & Recreation Centre, Parton Rd 1-4.30pm. Note: No club day this month. Sharon 572 1983 Petanque Every Sun, Tues & Thurs at Cliff Rd 12.45pm. Boules available, tuition given. 1st 3 visits free. Neita 572 3768 Radio Controlled Model Yachts Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to race electron class yachts. 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 licence must be

The Weekend Sun’s guide to who’s playing and where. presented at registration area. $15pp (cash only). No cellphone coverage. www. deerstalkersbop.org.nz Singles Mix & Mingle 50+ coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Mix & mingle with other like-minded singles in a relaxed atmosphere. Gayle 027 439 3267 Tauranga Prayer & Healing Fest Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre Gym, Memorial Park, cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Rd, Tauranga 2.30-5pm. Prayer is available for anything in the name of Jesus Christ.

Tauranga Rainbow Social Network

For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender. Meet monthly. Kay 07 218 1411 or 021 239 7142 Vintage Machinery Expo April 7 at The Lakes (signposted from Tauriko Roundabout) 10am - 4pm. 548 2218

Monday 1 April

Babies Moves & Grooves Every Mon at Arataki Community Centre 11am - 12pm. Movement to music for 0-18 months with a range of music, instruments & equipment. Matt 575 2048 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. Men & women welcome. Dianne 576 5031 Qualified Instructor/ Cardiac Care leader. Free Antenatal Classes Pirirakau Hauora, classes available each month in 2013. Venues throughout the Bay. For dates & venues ph 552 4573 or email: tamarikiora@pirirakauhauora.org.nz Junior Badminton Club Every Mon at Bethlehem College 6-7.30pm. Tues at Otumoetai College 5.15-6.45pm. Tauranga Intermediate 6-7.30pm. Coaching & racquets available. Sue 021 194 4335. www.taurangabadminton.co.nz Meditation Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764 Otumoetai Indoor Bowls No Bowls (Easter Monday) Karen 576 0443 Puppy & Home Training Classes 5 week courses only $50 starts April 8. http:// www.taurangadogtraining.com/ or Pam 578 4370 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. Taken by Heart Foundation phase 3 cardiac instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411 Tauranga Badminton Club Every Mon & Weds at Bethlehem College 7.309.30pm. Sue 021 194 4335. www. taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz

Tide times have been corrected for daylight saving time. Tauranga tide heights in metres. The full month’s tide information is available on www.sunlive.co.nz. Every effort has been made to ensure that these times and tides are correct, no responsibility will be accepted for any inaccuracies, omissions, or misuse or misinterpretation of the values for tides and times published.

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The Weekend Sun Tauranga Creative Fibre Every Mon

at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet, beading & more. Learn & share in a mutually supportive club. Also on Thurs evenings twice a month. Joan 577 6781 Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024 YMCA - ALFS (Active lifestyle for seniors). Smooth Movers class Mon 8.45-9.45am & 10-11am at Matua Community Hall, Levers Rd. Also 9-9.55am & 10-10.55am at Arataki Hall, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St). Tues 9.15-10.15am & 10.30-11.30am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. Weds 9.15-10.15am Welcome Bay Hall, Welcome Bay Rd. Also Te Puke Senior Citizen’s Club, Jocelyn St, Te Puke 9.15-10.15am. All welcome. First class free. Thurs 8.45-9.45am at Otumoetai Action Centre, Windsor Rd. Also 10.30-11.30am at Bethlehem Hall, Bethlehem Rd. Fri 9.15-10.15am at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd. 578 9272

Tuesday 2 April

Badminton (Social) Every Tues at

Otumoetai Baptist Hall 9.30am 12pm. Racquets available. All welcome. Lorraine 579 3229 BOP Linux Users Share & learn about free Open Source software & the Linux computer operating system first Tues of month at TechnologyWise 195 Devonport Rd. Experts & beginners welcome. Free 578 6024 www.boplug.co.nz Church of the Perfect God You have chosen a difficult life in order to fast forward your ascension. Love waits behind every hurdle. Meditation, guidance & worship. Every Tues 6pm. 021 753 693

Coffee Morning with Ruth Dyson

Labour’s spokesperson on Senior Citizens & disability issues. Talk about the issues that affect you. At the Schoolhouse, Historic Village, 17th Ave Tauranga 10am. All welcome. Katikati Heritage Museum Anzac Room of Remembrance & guided museum tours daily April 2-30 9am - 4pm daily. www.katikatiheritagemuseum.co.nz Kids Kung Fu Every Tues (term times) at Welcome Bay Hall 5-7yr olds 6.15pm. 8 year olds & up at 6.45pm. $7.50 per class (pro rata) adult enquiries welcome. Come learn simple direct self defence methods whilst keeping fit. 577 6777 or 027 810 3881 Inachord Chorus Womens 4 part harmony every Tues at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 6.55pm. Enjoy the challenge of singing & performing a varied repertoire. Penny 579 2945 or Elizabeth 542 0646 Israeli Dancing Beginners classes every Tues at Gate Pa School Hall 7-8pm. No partners required. All ages welcome. Maria 544 1680 Merge Social Group For newcomers to Tauranga. Meet 1st & 3rd Tues upstairs at Zaggers2 Cafe in the Strand 5pm. Sandra 021 565 459

Midweek Country & Variety Music

Meet every first Tues of month at Elizabeth St Arts Centre, Glasgow St 7pm. All proceeds to charity. Ruth/ Dick 576 4527 Mount Morning Badminton Every Tues at Mount Sports Centre, Blake Park 9am - 12pm. Social, competitive, all ages, beginners welcome. Racquets available. Visitors $5 per session. Margaret 575 9792 Mount Social Table Tennis Every Tues at Arataki Community Centre 7.30-9.30pm. Social, fun group, paddles available. $4. Matt 575 2048 New & Preschool Mothers Evening Craft Group Every Tues at Little Woods Nursery, 301 Welcome Bay Rd 7-9.30pm. Bring along a chair & things you are working on or come along to learn something new. Tea/coffee provided. 544 3799

South City Indoor Bowls Club (Inc) Open 9-Bowl Triples Tournament

(Plate & raffle item) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Mary 541 0687 Tai Chi-Chi Gong Is anyone interested in learning Chi Gong - a set of 18 movements concentrating on breathing? Easy & enjoyable. No charge. Mount Maunganui location. Marlene 575 5803 or text 0274 979 304 Tauranga Acoustic Music Club Cedar Lounge, Bureta Park, Vale St 7.30pm. Friendly jam sessions or open concert 4th Tues & 2nd Sun, 1pm. Sing, play or just listen. Paul 579 2346 or www. tamc.org.nz

Tauranga Morning Badminton Club

Every Tues & Thurs at QEII Youth Centre, cnr Devonport Rd & 11th Ave 9-11.30am. New members welcome. Wendy 552 5293

Tauranga Society of Artists

Evening group meet every Tues at Clubrooms, 171a Glasgow St 7-9pm. 576 9592 Tauranga Toastmasters Tga Lyceum Club 1st Tues 7.15-8.45pm. Exterminate the butterflies, confidence building, improving public speaking & leadership skills. Alan 544 5989 Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024 Toastmasters Excel Club Learn to be a competent speaker & get your message across. Meetings held on 2nd, 4th & 5th Tues of the month at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way (off Grenada St) Mt Maunganui 6.15pm. New members welcome. Tess 575 6610 YMCA Sit n Fit Class Tues at Papamoa Community Centre, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa 11.30am - 12.30pm. Weds at Greenwood Park Village, Welcome Bay Rd 11am - 12pm. Social exercise seated to music. All welcome. 578 9272

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Balmorals Leisure Marching Team

Welcome ladies to join this awesome sport for fun, friendship & travel. 30-60 age group. Anita 571 4096 a/hs or 0210 257 6094

Baywide Community Law Service

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

Fernlands Spa Water Exercise Class

Weds 10.45-11.45am. Held rain or shine, but not during school holidays. New participants planning to attend ph Jennifer 571 1411

Gate Pa Indoor Bowls

Autocraft Ladies Singles & Garden Forest Marine mens singles (Ballinger Trophy) at Greerton Hall 7.30pm. Markers required. Marg 543 3394 Global Hearts Exercise Group Weds 2pm & Fri 11am. Provides group activities combined with health education that encourages members to live a healthy & active lifestyle. Classes run by certified Phase 3 cardiac rehabilitator. Vikki 575 0470 or 0272 800 388 Law for Lunch In Tauranga Library 12-1pm. Free lunchtime seminar. Relationship Property - looking at how property is divided & protecting your property. Presented with: Holland Beckett Lawyers. All welcome. For info Baywide Community Law Service 571 6812 Ocean View Yoga Every Weds/Fri Fergusson Park Sports Centre (end of Tilby Drive, Matua) 9.30-10.40am. $10 casual. Stella 021 0249 6390 or email: YogaTauranga@gmail.com

Mount Healing & Spiritual Centre

Fellowship & celebration at Omanu Bowling Club, Golf Rd, Mount 7.30pm. Guest speaker: Maree Nicholson - mediumship. $3 door charge. All welcome. Janet 027 264 0226

Mount Maunganui Sequence Dance AGM April 10 at 211 Ngatai Rd 7.30pm. All welcome. Elizabeth 544 5633

Orange City Square & Round Dance Club Weds advanced, Thurs club night & new dancers. Frontiersmen’s Hall 7.30pm. 543 1063

Ohauiti Indoor Bowling Club Every

weds at Ohauiti Settler’s Hall 7.159.30pm. Friendly, social club. All ages, coaching available. New members welcome. Glennis 544 4022 Otumoetai Toy Box Toy Library 94 Bureta Rd. Open Weds 6.30-8.30pm, Thurs & Fri 9.30-11.30am. A number of membership options available. 576 9923 or 027 857 7452

Scottish Country Dancing

Weds at Senior Citizens Hall, Maunganui Rd. Fri at Papamoa Primary School Hall, Dickson Rd. Both 7.30pm. 573 5055 Table Tennis Tauranga Memorial Hall, QEYC. Weds 1-3pm, 7-9pm. Fri 7-9pm. All welcome. www.sportsground.co.nz/tabbletennistauranga Bill 578 1662

Tauranga Sequence Dance Club

Weds & Mon at Norris St, Tauranga 7-10pm. Lovely dances, tuition, fun, bring partner. Barbara 552 6227

Tauranga South Garden Club

Central Baptist Church Hall, 13th Ave, Tauranga 1.30pm. Club birthday. Entertainment. Members, bring a plate for afternoon tea. Visitors welcome. Margaret 578 1017

Toastmasters - City Early Start

Improve communication, leadership & teamwork skills. Join the motivated & enthusiastic group every Weds at Classic Flyers Avgas Cafe 6.458.15am. Email: LaniDTM@ kol.co.nz or 571 1545. Website: http://cityearlystart. toastmastersclubs.org

Toastmasters Tauranga South Area

Leadership skills, speaking skills. Weds at St George’s Church Hall cnr Cameron Rd & Church St 7.15pm. All welcome. Alan 544 5989 TS Chatham (Sea Cadets) Every Weds at TYPBC, Keith Allan Drive, Sulphur Pt 6.30-9pm. Lee 542 5377 or 027 291 6151 or email: leew.lynnc@xtra.co.nz Walking Group Age Concern walking group meet at Welcome Bay Tavern car park 10am. All welcome. 578 2631

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Adult Art Jam Build creative confi-

dence while sharing resources/ideas with other arty people! $20 tea/coffee provided. Every Thurs 7-9pm. Janice 552 4162 www.theartyhouse.co.nz

Community Bible Study International At 14th Ave

Gospel Centre 10am – 12noon from April 4 – April 18 for a non-denominational in depth study of Ephesians. Jack/Betty 544 3809 Fitness League Safe, effective, low impact exercise to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for females. All ages & abilities, first class free, every Thurs Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave & Cameron Rd 9.30am & Weds at Katikati Memorial Hall 10am. Pam 549 4799 or 021 117 170 Happiness & Our Mind Drop-in meditation classes. Beginners welcome. Classes are self contained, start any date. Cost $14 per class. Otumoetai Plunket, 59 Otumoetai Rd. Monthly classes, next class April 18 7-8.30pm www.meditateintauranga.org 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 Mount Underwater Club Club night at Mount Ocean Sports Clubrooms (cnr The Mall & Salisbury Ave, Mt Maunganui) 7pm. Prize giving & supper. New members welcome. Gail 570 1935 Rock n Roll Social Dancing Authentic music. Every Thurs at Senior Citizen’s Hall, 14 Norris St, Tauranga 7.309.30pm. $3 entry pp. Maria 576 7326 Tauranga Bridge Club Social bridge every Thurs at 252 Ngatai Rd 1pm. 576 5022

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 Machine Knitters Club AGM April 11 at St Enoch’s Church Hall 1.30pm. Tauranga Photographic Society Meet on first & third Thurs of month at Art & Crafts Centre, 177 Elizabeth St West, Tauranga 7.30pm. info@taurangaphoto. org.nz Tauranga Storytellers’ Group Meet last Thurs of every month. Learn how to develop your storytelling skills. Claire 577 7220 Tennis Seniors 35+ Every Thurs at Tauranga Lawn TC opp Court House Cameron Rd 9am. New members welcome. We Need Your Books For the 18th annual Te Puke Book Fair Te Puke Memorial Hall June 20 & 21 8am - 6pm, June 22 9am - 3pm. Also magazines, jigsaw puzzles, games, records, DVDs & music. Maxine 573 3325 Wing Chun Women Women’s only self defence club 6.30-8.30pm. 0800 FYT BAK or Nicky 021 148 6467

Friday 5 April 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. Noel 579 5412 http://www.westernbopchess.weebly.com/

Free Immigration Clinic Every Fri - legal advice & information on immigration issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812 Gay/Bi Men’s Support Group Do you need a trusting person to talk to? Discretion assured. For meetings & locations ph/text Alex 027 358 5934 Kowhai Probus of Bethlehem Meet 1st Fri of the month in the Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem 10am. Guest speaker/10 minute speaker. Morning tea. New members welcome. Joan 579 2336 Te Puke Art Society Art sale at Constables Gallery, Commerce Lane, Te Puke April 5 & 6 10am - 4pm. Prices greatly reduced. Watch the artists at work. Twilight Gala Combined school & church fundraiser where each classroom from the school has got behind running a stall or activity. Lots of food, fun rides for the children, stalls of bargains. Gloucester Rd, Mount 4.30-7pm.

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

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Reasons to be cheerful - part 11 What will you be doing at Easter? Winston turns his cheerful eye to the Jazz Festival. There’s a lot of it...

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Mills Reef Winery Saturday 30 - Sarah Johnston . Sarah is an amazingly talented Jazz singer who was voted best Lounge Singer in Las Vegas in 2012. Admission free with dinner bookings. Open from 5.30pm. Sunday 31 - Deelizious Entertainment Duo (Dearne York and Elizabeth Robinson) Provide sophisticated laid back music and songs over a long lunch. Playing 12.30 -3.30pm. Admission free with lunch bookings. Open from 10am. Sunday 31 - Sarah Johnston. Sarah is an amazingly talented Jazz singer who was voted best lounge singer in Las Vegas in 2012. Admission Free with dinner bookings. Open from 5.30pm.

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SKYFALL Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench - Dir: Sam Mendes Due to its biffo box office bonanza, the largest ever for a Bond film, many have bandied around the words “Best Bond Eva”. I beg to differ. However, I do come from a generation who actually remembers going to see Sean Connery’s Bond at the cinema, so I may be biased. But, whatever objections, it’s hard to deny that Skyfall is a whole bunch of fun. If you’re ticking off the essentials that go into a Bond movie then this third

outing for Daniel Craig pretty much has it all. Pre-credit action sequence? Check (and it really is very good). Decent theme song? Check. Memorable villain? Check. Witty dialogue? Check. Nubile babes? Check. All that and it goes, riskily, to the odd place previously unexplored in the fifty year old franchise by shedding a little light on Bond’s upbringing. And then there are the things that bug a seen-it-all-before pedant such as myself.

On the Road is an extremely goodlooking film. It gets the fifties vibe it is aiming for and immerses the viewer in it, from seedy interiors to rich landscape photography. It is, however, as you’d probably expect from a film based on Jack Kerouac’s novel, a bit of a ramble. The book was thinly disguised autobiography and the film adds a little more to the real-life characters that were portrayed. Sam Riley does a good job as Kerouac’s alter-ego Sal Paradise, though one longs for a young Mickey Rourke to really bring Dean Moriarty (Neal Cassady) to life. Elsewhere Viggio Mortensen pops up as the William Burroughs stand in and Tom Sturridge investigates young Allen Ginsberg’s sexual confusion. Meanwhile Twilight fans have been fizzing at the bung online with the possibility that Kristen Stewart gets her kit off. She does, albeit briefly.

Just when you assume Richard Gere is about to (or has already) retired, he pops up and does something a really good. This time it’s in Arbitrage smart drama about an investment specialist whose business is about to go belly up in the Bernie Madoff manner. While frantically trying to do a deal that will save himself, Gere is unlucky enough to crash his car, even more unluckily killing his mistress in the process. The film is tightly wound and serious as it charts his downward spiral, gaining class from Susan Sarandon’s pitch-perfect turn as the long-suffering wife.

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One big thing actually. I’m sick to death of seeing films where the Big Plan is to get caught and then escape at exactly the right moment. There are a lot of them about. The last Batman film for instance. Oh, and the previous Batman film as well. And now Skyfall, where it happens twice. This is the single worst plan in the world. Eva. But even that doesn’t stop this being ridiculously enjoyable.

In what is going to be a big year for science fiction, the first off the ground is Love , a visually arresting piece in the philosophical vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey or Moon, both of which it superficially resembles. After opening with a startling discovery during the American civil war we jump straight to the international space station where the sole astronaut is about to lose all contact with earth. It’s a strange film, filled with Malick-like questioning, often a little baffling, possibly profound in its message. It certainly looks fantastic and is a remarkably original and assured debut. If you’re not totally sick of “found Footage” horror movies then V/H/S is your film, a metaexercise in found footage with six directors each telling their own stories within a wrap-around plot (also via found footage). And, taking into account the many frustrations of the genre (vagueness, lack of resolution) it actually does a pretty fair job of things. You could do a lot worse.

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The Weekend Sun has a double pass to Hyde Park on Hudson for a lucky reader who can tell us what year the film takes place. Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section. Entries must be received before Wednesday, April 3.

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (3D) (M) Violence Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. Starring: Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Ray Stevenson, Adrianne Palicki, Joseph Mazzello, Arnold Vosloo, Ray Park, RZA. A follow-up to the 2009 release of the G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed more than $300million worldwide. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra – they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardise their very existence. Playing in RealD 3D or Standard 2D. New this week at Capitol Cinema 4, Te Puke

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(M) Violence & Off Lang. HISTORY, DRAMA. PLAYING THIS WEEK 2013 OSCAR NOMINATED BEST FOREIGN FILM! (2D) An ad executive comes up with a campaign to (M) Fantasy Violence. Thu 3:35. Fri 1:40, 8:40. defeat Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum.

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Hyde Park on Hudson In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to FDR for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR’s domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one.

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Vintage machinery on display

“A demonstration using the old tractors will plough a large field of neatly furrowed earth.” Some of the vintage machinery on display at Tauranga Vintage Machinery Club’s 2012 expo.

Vintage tractors and machinery from across the North Island will be on display once again at Tauranga Vintage Machinery Club’s annual expo next month. On Sunday, April 7, the club’s 2013 Crank Up and Live Expo, featuring a large display and demonstration of tractors and machinery, is expected to attract hundreds of visitors to the site at The Lakes subdivision at Tauriko. Organisers say the event will showcase a selection of vintage tractors and machinery including stationary motors. “This old machinery, some carefully restored and others in original condition, opens a window on New Zealand’s agricultural past. These were the machines that helped create the basis of this country’s great farming history.

“We will be using the old tractors with their ploughs to convert a perfectly good area of grass into a large field of neatly furrowed earth.” The tractors will also provide a demonstration of grass cutting with the old sickle bar mowers. “The stationary engines will be chugging away, so keep your hands in your pockets and not in the flywheels.” The club has invited members of vintage machinery clubs from Waikato, Rotorua, Hauraki and Franklin, so they are hoping for a good turnout of machinery. The event will be signposted from The Lakes entrance but will be accessed from the new bypass to Pyes Pa Road. Running from 10am to 4pm, entry costs $10 for adults, $20 for a family pass and free for children under 14 years.

Easter bigger and better than before Easter in the Park is back for another year and organiser says this time – it’s bigger and better than before. Returning after a successful first year in 2012, on Sunday, March 31 the family event will host games, entertainment and food – all for free. Hosted by local church Mount Mosaic, the idea for Easter in the Park began when the church lost its building and struggled to find a new one amid those booked out for the 2012 Jazz Festival. Pastor Joel Milgate says they figured they could have their Easter gathering outdoors. “We decided to take the spirit of Easter to our city. “Easter in the Park is about sharing the goodness and generosity of Easter with our community.”

Crowds gathered for the first Easter in the Park in 2012. With an army of volunteers, local bands, bouncy castles and thousands of items of food, the event has been no small feat to organise, but Joel insists it is all worth it. “Our community inspires us. We want to give back to the community, contribute to their lives and give people of all ages a great experience.” Last year boasted a turnout of

3000 people, and this year Joel is expecting even greater numbers. “We would like to build this to be the biggest single event held in our city – keeping it all free. We want as many people as possible to experience this event.” Easter in the Park will be held in Coronation Park at Mount Maunganui on Sunday from 9.30am-1pm.

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Mother, author, researcher, social commentator - Celia Lashlie wears many hats. Next month people are invited to hear Celia, who has written two bestselling books: ‘He’ll be OK’ and ‘The Power of Mothers’, speak at a one-night only function here in the Bay. The Friends of Te Ranga School spokesperson Fee Edwards has been working to get Celia here for two years to offer parents of boys in particular an opportunity to get relevant and practical advice for reaching the outcomes they foresee for their boys.

Te Ranga School is a balanced primary school and is well involved and committed to the Te Puke community. For this reason they are thrilled to host Celia and hope the community will take full advantage of this opportunity to share in her amazing experience and insights into boys and men. Celia worked for 15 years in the prison service, starting in December 1985 as the first Kiwi woman to work as a prison officer in a male prison. In 2004, she completed the ‘Good Man’ project, aimed at creating a working definition of what makes a good man.

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New location for Easter book sale The Tauranga Rotary Club’s Easter book sale is being held in the old Foodtown building in Tauranga for the first time in 26 years this Saturday. The 26th annual book sale is moving from its original location at the Seeka coolstore in Mount Maunganui to the old Foodtown building on Cameron Road. Co-organiser Ross Prestige says the three day book sale is one of the largest in New Zealand with hundreds of thousands of books for sale divided into about 27 different sections. “There are all sorts of books. I’m picking we’ll have about 100,000 books in there.” Ross says this year the club is hosting a special silent tender where book collectors can bid on some of the more valuable books. This closes midday on Easter Monday. At the end of the sale Ross is inviting charity organisations to come and collect any remaining books. Doors open 9am-5pm from Saturday to Easter Monday. Eftpos is available. By Zoe Hunter

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Taane and Norris set for acoustic tour Mount Maunganui musician Tiki Taane and fellow Kiwi Jayson Norris have teamed up for a nationwide acoustic tour, beginning in Tauranga next month. Playing at Imbibe on April 11, the pair, who performed together in London last year, are looking forward to playing their stylised acoustic sounds for a home crowd. The Weekend Sun caught up with Jayson ahead of the tour. Congratulations on the new tour – it sounds like it will be great. How did it all come about, have you worked with Tiki before? Thank you, it’s going to be a sweet tour with loads of laughs, jams and creativity on the road. I first met Tiki two years ago when I played at Homegrown on the Dub n Roots stage. My label introduced me to him and we had a quick chat and sort of left it at that. Then he came to London last year and I opened for him at The Garage in Islington. After that, I suggested to my manager that maybe we should hook up and do a tour. And so it is.

What are you looking forward to most with this tour? I’m looking forward to playing to a home crowd. I haven’t been back for over two years and I’m amped to pump out some tunes. There’ll be people I haven’t seen in a while, so it will be a good catch up of sorts. (Plus any seafood I can get my hands on). How would you describe your sound, and what can the audience expect from you on this tour? My sound has been described as acoustic, roots, rock. A mixture of everything acoustic: with the singer/ songwriter vibe, together with a lot of roots and rock influences. Put that into my live performance with my loop station and other pedals, it can sound pretty full on. I love to sweat it out on stage and go hard. Do you do a lot of acoustic work or is this something new? The majority of my work is acoustic-based. I do a lot of shows with the acoustic but I put my own twist on it with the introduction of loops, other pedals and vocal pedals. Now – we’re based in Tauranga, and I see you’re opening the tour here! Have you been to the city before? If so, anything in particular you like about it? I’ve been to Tauranga many times. I used to Continued...

Law for lunch sequel planned Halfway through the current Law for Lunch programme, managing solicitor at Baywide Community Law Service Jan Beange is busy planning the next Law for Lunch series. Jan hopes to offer seminars in July with the theme of ‘Justice’, including restorative justice, employment mediation and alternative dispute resolution. The current Law for Lunch series of free legal seminars at Tauranga Library is proving successful with the seminars moved to a larger space within the Library due to the high number of attendees. Baywide is discussing a Law for Lunch programme at Te Puke Library and hopes to provide four seminars in August this year. The seminars will be held during Tuesday lunchtimes after

the free legal clinic Baywide provides on Tuesday mornings at the Te Puke Community Centre. Baywide started Law for Lunch last year and staff are delighted with the success of the seminars. The Law for Lunch seminars are free legal seminars organised by Baywide, hosted by Tauranga Library and presented by local solicitors. The seminars are held occasionally throughout the year and aim to provide people with an introduction to commonly encountered legal topics. Baywide is funded by the Ministry of Justice to provide free legal information, advice and assistance. Free appointments during normal office hours at Baywide’s Willow Street office can be made by calling Baywide on 571 6812 or people can attend Baywide’s free drop-in clinic between 5pm-6.30pm every Wednesday.

Making a difference now A presentation looking at the ‘present’ and how people can create the experience they want from life now is coming to Tauranga next month. On Tuesday, April 16 at Trinity Wharf Hotel, Olaf van der Beek will deliver the presentation which will examine and challenge the standard ideas of past, present and future and ultimately empower people in an immediate way. A teacher, mentor and life coach – Olaf says the intention is for registrants to enjoy an informative evening; but more importantly that they take away with them learning and tools which could make a real difference in their lives right now. “The present is the only place where you can act to experience what you want in life. Often we think that somewhere down the track is when we might act and and somewhere down the track is where we will get to achieve that experience. “This presentation looks at how we can intentionally create that experience now.”

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Shooting star at Pyes Pa It’s not every day a Hollywood actor visits the Pyes Pa hills for first class military style training – so how did Zero Dark Thirty star Jason Clarke end up in Tauranga last week? The 43-year-old star of the Oscar nominated Bin Laden thriller was here training for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Candy Store – both to be filmed this year. “I’m off to Vancouver to start filming Dawn of Planet of the Apes. We’re there for a month, then off to New Orleans for three months.” It’s been a busy year for Jason with two high-profile films being released and two more in the bag. Jason’s latest film The Great Gatsby starring

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Movie night in style Excitement is building for the Baypark Drive-In Movie Festival returning to the big screen for the April school holidays, with six screenings from April 30 – May 5 at ASB Baypark.

Leonardo Di Caprio and Carey Mulligan will open at the Cannes Film Festival in May. Up at Loaded NZ off Pyes Pa Road Jason is feeling the pain of hours of training with former SAS soldier and military specialist Barrie Rice and stunt specialist Bomber, as well as the shooting team of Ric Black and Gregory Jervis. “It’s the perfect place to train, we can shoot, we can throw knives, and we can run. You’re not bothered by anything.” This is Jason’s first trip to Tauranga arriving in the country last Wednesday to be taxied straight into training at Loaded on Thursday. Despite not getting to see many of the sights, Jason says Tauranga does have good sushi.

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The 2013 Proms are coming! Baycourt Theatre will be transformed into Tauranga’s own Royal Albert Hall on April 13-14 as Bay of Plenty Symphonia presents its biennial `Last Night of the Proms’. The audience will be treated to music from all the big names in British composition: Sir Edgar Elgar, Sir William Walton, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Henry Purcell and Gustav Holst. Under the baton of musical director Justus Rozemond, new elements will be introduced that will distinguish this

series from previous years and combine to make an unforgettable show of extramusical entertainment – not only with hilarious comedy but with multi-media shows, motion picture references and theatrical effects. The Symphonia is delighted Ewan McLeod, well-known for his special talents, has accepted the role of MC. Three young soloists from the region will be performing. Singers Elisha Fa’iHulton and Chase Douglas will provide a varied selection of Italian opera repertoire and Tauranga newcomer Yoshiko Tsuruta will debut on solo marimba. The music will be further enhanced by the participation of the Civic Choir. In true Proms tradition, the audience will join the orchestra, choir and soloists for ‘Rule, Britannia’ and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ for an explosion of song. Get a group together, dress up formal or fun and have a jolly good time.

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live in Hamilton for a while and I used to gig in Tauranga often. I love the beach and last time I was there, there were some lovely cafes. It’s been a while so I’m really looking forward to it. What’s the best thing about your career, and where does your inspiration come from? I’m my own boss. You get so much out of it, even when there’s not much to take from. My greatest influence is my children. The pair will play alongside special guest Jess Harlen. The tour begins in Tauranga at Imbibe on April 11. Tune in next week for The Weekend Sun’s interview with Tiki Taane.

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The Feast of Passover is one of the seven Feasts of the Lord God set in place as His appointed feasts and as holy convocations (Leviticus 23:1–2). The word translated ‘appointed’ refers to appointments in history when God says He will intervene. The word translated ‘convocations’ literally means dress rehearsal. These appointed convocations, the Feasts of the Lord, are times that God has set in the Hebrew calendar (which is the Biblical calendar) when His people are to gather together for a holy dress rehearsal to prepare them for that which He would do in fulfilment of the dress rehearsal. God gave specific instructions for what was to be done and the specific days of the year in which they were to occur. It was only in doing the specific things on the specific days as God instructed, and by knowing the rights and the ceremonies in these dress rehearsals, that His people would know the real thing when God came to fulfil what they were rehearsing. For 1500 years, God’s chosen people kept the Feast of Passover on Nisan 14,

doing ritually what God had said, in very detail, and on the day God had specified. Fifteen hundred years after these dress rehearsals began, exactly on Nisan 14 – on the exact day the dress rehearsal had been observed for 1500 years – the Feast of Passover was fulfilled when Christ the Passover Lamb, the spotless Lamb of God was slain. His death fulfilled every single detail God had set in place in the dress rehearsal. In fulfilment of the first four of the Feasts of the Lord, Christ was crucified on Passover. He was buried on the day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. He rose again on Nisan 16, the third day – on the day of the Feast of First Fruits. 50 days later, on the very day the Jews were observing the Feast of Pentecost, God came by His Spirit and fulfilled exactly what had been observed in the dress rehearsals for 1500 years. This Passover, we thank God for the substitutionary death of Jesus for our sin and for His resurrection giving us new life in Him. See you on Sunday at 10am or visit us at www.jesusfirst.org.nz

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Here’s a confession: Easter makes me uncomfortable I grew up hearing that Jesus died for me, that the cross was the only way for God to forgive my sin, and I took it all on board. But the questions remained; like what is redemptive about the violence of the cross, and how does Jesus’ death acquire forgiveness for us? If this is our only way of understanding the cross, we end up with Jesus rescuing us from an angry God, with a God whose love is overshadowed by his anger. And when we get to this point, we are no longer talking about God at all. Jesus came to tell us about a father

who waits with forgiveness for his wayward child to come home. Jesus makes it even clearer, when he says “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). The cross is not about an angry God being appeased by the blood of the innocent. Such a God is not worth worshipping. Yet the cross speaks of God sharing life with his people, with all the injustice, violence and tragedy that comes with it. Because of the cross, God has entered our pain. Because of the cross, we’ll never be alone again. Now that’s a God I can love. Rev Malcolm Gordon – Music Director at St Peters Presbyterian

Celebrating true meaning of Easter For many of my readers Easter will be no more than the last long weekend before winter. But also for many of you, this is the time when you, like me, remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ more than 2000 years ago. The Romans crucified many people in that time, so why take time to celebrate this one? As far as something to remember goes, this seems gruesome, a long time ago, and on the other side of the world – so why do we remember this event which lasted a just few days and was centred on just one man? This crucifixion was different. The man on the cross was the son of God. The suffering was not for the wrong he had done, but for the wrongdoing of the whole world. The death that he experienced was not final, and he proved that when three days

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There are a number of events on this Easter in churches throughout our city and maybe one of these could be a help for you to remember and understand the true meaning of Easter. By Stephen Tyrrell, pastor at South City Baptist Church, Tauranga

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EL EC T R I CI A N A professional & affordable registered electrician. New builds alterations repairs. Ph Steve 578 0555 or 027 848 6042

A HOLIDAY or day-out. Every week. Small Group Tours. Door to Door Hinterland Tours Ph Kae & Rick 07 575 8118

Contact Kelly... Kelly Exelby

Residential Marketing Specialist P 07 571 7751 M 0275 501 851 E kelly.exelby@eves.co.nz EVES REALTY LTD, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

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Guide Den, Cameron Road, Sat 8am. Huge sale! Furniture, books, toys, tools, clothes & guide biscuits for sale.

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“Raawwwrrr! Watch out, here I come.” Dylan Cooney.

Supporter’s work acknowledged This month’s recipient for Mobility Equipment & Services’ ‘Special Achievers Award’ is Maureen Medley. Maureen has the condition fibromyalgia, a form of arthritis. She provides countless hours of support to suffer-

Children’s wearable art show impresses proud crowd Village Preschool held its Wearable Arts Fashion Show last Friday, attended by many proud parents, grandparents and friends. The children had become interested in dress ups, so staff decided to encourage them by helping them create their own costumes with gathered sea shells, buttons and more.

ers of arthritis throughout the Bay of Plenty and is on the Board for Arthritis New Zealand. Maureen is pictured here with Mobility Equipment & Services manager Nolan Raos, as she is presented her award in acknowledgement of her commitment to help fellow arthritis sufferers.

PinupUp Pet of pin pet My name is Huggy and I am a stunning

8 week old male Collie cross. I came to the SPCA with my two other brothers and our sister, who are also looking for new loving forever homes. We were found all alone and abandoned in a park in a rural area. As you can see I am an extremely cute little puppy that will melt your heart with my big brown eyes and sweet personality. I will, like all puppies need a little training to learn the basics but I am a bright little button who will learn quickly and be eager to please you. If you would like to risk having your heart stolen then come in and meet me or one of my siblings or phone 578 0245 for more information. Ref no. 18305

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