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Marty Cantlons Gilmore Waco Taperwing makes its public debut at the Tauranga City Airshow and Mount Truck Show, held at the Tauranga airport tomorrow afternoon.

Its the fi rst of Classic Flyers family picnic-style airshows, starting at 2.30pm. The air display, with a dual-seat Spitfi re as the star,

begins at 4pm and fi nishes at 7pm, before the trucks light up for their show about 9pm.

There will be another afternoon mini airshow on March 19.To read the full story, and more about this unique aircraft,

see page 7. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

2IMPORTANT STUFF: All material is copyright and may not be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. 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 the Republic of Ireland, fi reworks are illegal and possession is punishable by huge fi nes and/or prison, according to Wikipedia. However, around Halloween a large amount of fi reworks are set off, due to the ease of being able to purchase from Northern Ireland.

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Friday 22 January 2016

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Its been a mixed bag in the news business this week.

Some major stories have crossed our desk, with SunLive breaking news of the Mount blaze, the fi re on board the White Island boat and the sensational rescue of 60 people. Plus some outrageous crashes of cars and boats. A couple of guys managed to slam-dunk themselves and jetski into a shipwreck.

The news is not the only thing broken this week. Your loyal readership and our slick news delivery online means weve romped to another record-breaking week for SunLive. Toppling its page impression records of a couple of weeks ago, SunLive rated off the charts again, another million hits in a week. (Nielsen stats: 1,153,704 page impressions) If youve not already joined, check out www.sunlive.co.nz for instant, 24/7 local news and more, from our round-the-clock news team. You can join free to get breaking news alerts to phones and devices.

Hokey highlightsIntermingled with the real news has

been a plethora of hokey stories, that despite seeming to have no real news value at all, have been embraced and catapulted into the most read categories by fi ckle and feeble minded readers who clearly, are more interested in gossip and tattle, than real events.

The Hokey Highlights include Max Key breaking up with his girlfriend, Art Green did something important such as waking up in the morning, a nurse dies on Shortland Street, Pamela Anderson causes chaos in France, Jason Gunn loses fi ght with wheelie bin, Lorde breaks up with boyfriend (our solution would be for Max Key to date Lorde, since they are both now free).

The fact these non-stories have rated so highly really makes us wonder about the mentality of the average reader, and yes, that includes you.

But nothing compares to the idiocy on the Mount the other night...

Anarchist arsonists arsenalsYou really have to wonder about the

mentality of some people roaming the region this time of the year. Why we set ourselves up for an invasion of muppets, intent on creating mayhem and disorder.

Theres a hard core of losers that visit (some already live here) intent on turning a naturally stunning environment into some sort of third world warzone.

Perhaps we need tighter border controls, stop them at the city gates and measure their IQ and demeanour before allowing them in to make trouble.

To top it off, we let them get liquored up and give them free range with fi reworks.

If thats not a recipe for disaster, I dont know what is.

So its hardly surprising that some waste of oxygen morons have managed to use fi reworks to set fi re to the regions most recognised landmark, Mount Maunganui.

It was only a matter of time before some looney with a lighter and a bag of rockets managed to burn a treasured icon.

As regular readers may recall, this column has been banging on about bangers for years,

calling for an end to the public sale and use of fi reworks. Now what more reason do you need to concede that the practice is outdated, dangerous and clearly not safe in the hands of a large percentage of the population? Oh, righto, perhaps people need to die? Disfi gurement and arson and vandalism with gunpowder aint enough?

Its not just the big arson events, such as the latest Mauao fi re, that need snuffi ng out. Its the stupidity of random fi reworks being let off at random times of the day and night nothing whatever to do with Guy Fawkes or New Year or any other perceived reason for celebrating with fi re and explosives. Neighbourhoods across the region being disturbed, animals frightened and the sleep-deprived awakened with state-supported senseless vandalism, noise pollution, littering, arson and dangerous behaviour.

Gun users have to be licenced, their use of fi repower restricted to times and places, with heavy consequences for anyone stepping out of line.

We wouldnt put up with idiots roaming the streets fi ring weapons in the air at random and deliberately setting about to desecrate and destroy, disturb the peace and scare animals.

So why are we letting these anarchist dipsticks loose on the streets with an arsenal of arson supplies?

Ban the sale of fi reworks and the public use of explosives now. Before next Guy Fawkes. Lock up anyone using them outside of an organised professional display. Rant over.

The Eagle has fl ownMore sad news this week in the

entertainment world, with the passing of another iconic of music, Glenn Frey.

Wed not fi nished our tributes to Mr Bowie, when news broke of the passing of the Eagles founder. Its a reminder the artists responsible for the soundtracks of our lives are not getting any younger; and some of them have lived a fairly chequered life so it may not be surprising that for some, its all catching up.

Thanks to a fi ne musician, on behalf of a grateful generation. I guess you can now Take It Easy, Glenn.

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The Weekend Sun Friday 22 January 2016

Kiwis have a dirty secret: each year we produce

3.2 million tonnes of waste, according to Statistics

New Zealand. Thats enough waste to bury the

rugby pitch at Eden Park in a pile of trash 3.5km deep.

This statistic is no news to Para Kore, a grass roots environmental group that aims to help every NZ marae, about 780 of them, work towards zero waste by 2020.

We started with just three marae in 2009, says Para Kore national manager Jacqui Forbes.

At the end of 2015, we had more than 90 marae on the journey with us. More than 8000 people have taken part in wananga and hui, and weve diverted more than 90,000kg of waste from landfill.

Jacqui says Para Kore, which means zero waste in te reo, helps whanau (families) rethink and redesign the way waste flows through marae.

This means eliminating non-recyclable waste coming onto marae (mainly non-recyclable plastic packaging) and maximising recycling, composting and reuse systems.

And marae recycling is becoming the norm in Tauranga, thanks to the zero waste programme, says Para Kore waste advisor Kylie Willison.

Huria Marae [Judea] and Wairoa Marae were two of the first marae to sign up to the programme and have successfully taken advantage of the education, ongoing support and access to free resources the programme provides.

Marae not only learn about materials that are able to be recycled in their local area, they also look at other ways to reduce their rubbish such as through composting, worm farming and sensible shopping choices.

Kylie has made presentations to Iwi Runanga, Hapu, Marae and Tauranga councils, and is keen to spread the message even further.

But Para Kore doesnt stop with waste: it takes the conversation one step further.

The organisations waste advisors encourage whanau (families) to set up organic mara kai (community gardens).

Beyond yielding free, healthy, unsprayed vegetables, a mara kai eliminates packaging and provides a use for the wriggling, organic compost that comes from worm farms and compost bins.

Para Kore has waste advisors in Te Tau Ihu (top of the South Island), Taranaki, East Cape, Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Northland and Auckland. While the programme continues to expand in each region, there are waiting lists for marae in nearly every other region across the country.

For more information about Para Kore, contact Jacqui at [email protected]

Taeya Ririnui, 4, Tuara Rahiri, 6, and Hemanawa Ngatoko-Hawkins, 8, at the Huria Marae. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

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4 The Weekend SunFriday 22 January 2016

Helen Graham is a gentle, polite, and softly-spoken woman not at all like her great-grandfather, Reverend Canon

Charles Jordan.

The fi rst vicar of Taurangas Holy Trinity Anglican Church, and nine-time City Mayor, the feisty and strong-willed Charles was seen as a controversial fi gure in Tauranga.

Even the statue erected in his memory on 1915 at Wharepai Domain shapes his stern face in stone. He was at war with just about everybody, admits Helen.

Whats possibly an old character reference tells us the Canon also behaved soberly, piously, and with ability and conformably in the doctrine and discipline of the Church of Ireland. Thats why the Canons 86-year-old great-granddaughter is visiting the Sun Media offi ces.

She came to us after reading our article about the fi nding of a 143-year-old testimonial, dated the July 18, 1872, at The Elms in October 2015.

The Elms collections convenors, Dr Willie Turner and Kevin Hamm, found the copperplate written recommendation at The Elms Hunter House, hiding among old books, photos, love letters, recipes, and early prints of the original house that Reverend Alfred Nesbit Brown lived in.

The Canon was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and served as a pastor before being appointed to the new parish of Tauranga, to serve the developing settlement.

Willie says Charles had applied for a job here, so the testament was possibly his ticket out of Ireland.

A praising testament to his name, Canon Jordan got the job. But he and Brown soon butted heads.

Clearly a different character to Brown, he was feisty and strong-willed, says Willie. A fi ghter, but a survivor. Everywhere he went there were arguments.

He was a family man, says Helen. Shes brought with her a folder full of newspaper clippings, family photographs, and letters, including one Charles wrote to his eldest daughter.

He was writing to his little girls and hoping theyre well.

The newspaper articles read about the fi re at Holy Trinity Anglican Parish Church in 1999 when the original building was destroyed by an arson attack.

Built in 1875, The Holy Trinity Church is Taurangas fi rst church and one of the citys oldest buildings.

The fi re that burnt Holy Trinity was set by burning a solvent soaked cushion under the vestry steps, says Helen.

Helen tears up: When the church burned down it really, truly, was like losing part of great-granddad.

She still says a cheerful good morning to the monument that stands in the Canons memory at Taurangas Wharepai Domain each time she walks past.

As children we were always taken there. My mother told us that when she was little her sister and two brothers had to take turns to go down and scrub the green moss off grandfather, she explains with a giggle.

Helens memories of Canon Jordan are extracts from stories told by her late great-grandmother, the Canons wife, Eleanor Ann Armstrong. Charles died before Helen was born, but his wife lived to age 99.

Visiting great-grandmothers house is a favourite memory of Helens.

The thing I remember most about it is the big long veranda that went up the back to the kitchen and there were little rooms off that.

The kitchen had a polished dirt fl oor. That was the hub of the house as far as we were concerned because thats

where we played.Then nestled on Eighth Ave, the

Canon and Eleanors home looked over the land that is now Memorial Park.

A painting of Memorial Park pre-playground and water fountain hangs in Helens home.

That was grandfathers cow patch, explains Helen. The section went right down to Devonport Rd.

Although Helen never met her great-grandfather, through the monuments and photographs at Borough Council Offi ce on Willow St and Holy Trinity Church on Devonport Rd she feels a connection.

While admiring a portrait of the Canon at the Borough Council Offi ce, Helen says a photographer walked past and commented, Hes a handsome chap isnt he?

She replied, Well he should be, hes my great-grandfather.

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He was a family man, says Helen. Shes brought with her a folder full of newspaper clippings, family photographs, and letters, including one Charles wrote to his eldest

He was writing to his little girls and hoping theyre well.

The newspaper articles read about the fi re at Holy Trinity Anglican Parish Church in 1999 when the original building was destroyed by an arson attack.

Built in 1875, The Holy Trinity Church is Taurangas fi rst church and one of the citys oldest buildings.

The fi re that burnt Holy Trinity was set by burning a solvent soaked cushion under the vestry steps,

Helen tears up: When the church burned down it really, truly, was like losing part of great-granddad.

She still says a cheerful good morning to the monument that stands in the

Memory of the Canon Canon Charles Jordans great-granddaughter Helen Graham,

sitting at the statue of her

great-grandfather at Wharepai

Domain. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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Arson cause of Mauao fi reArson has been determined as

the cause of a fi re which ripped through the summit of Mauao last week.

Pumicelands Rural Fire Authority zone manager Alan Pearce says people throwing fi reworks off the top of the Mount started the fi re deliberately.

The fi re started about 12am on Thursday, January 14 in Mount Maunganui burning between 800-900sqm on the northeast side of the landmark.

Alan says the results of their investigation point strongly towards a deliberate attempt to cause a fi re by throwing fi reworks from the top of the Mount.

All tracks on the Mount have now been opened to the public.

Million dollar upgrade for highwayA stretch of State Highway 2, north of Tauranga,

is set to get a $1.8 million upgrade that is hoped will increase the chances of people walking away from a crash without serious injury.

A section of highway, between Wainui South Road and Sargent Drive, will be repaired and widened, and a wire rope central median barrier installed to prevent head on crashes.

The NZ Transport Agency says work starts this month and is expected to wrap up in early May.

The Transport Agencys Bay of Plenty highway manager, Niclas Johansson, says the project is a big job and will be carried out in three stages.

Were working hard to minimise the impact as much as possible and only minor delays to peoples journeys are expected.

German tourist injured The meat workers union is calling for the

government to get involved in the investigation of an accident at Affco Rangiuru.

A young German worker on a holiday visa was knocked out and left with cuts to his head after an accident on Friday.

The holiday worker was knocked out and suffered cuts to his face, head and damaged teeth in the accident, witnesses to the accident told the Meat Workers Union.

The accident took place on the mutton slaughter chain and the worker caught on a spreader, says union organiser Darien Fenton.

The union is calling on Worksafe and the government to investigate the accident and the practices of companies employing young visitors in meat plants.

This comment was posted by Greertonboy following the announcement of the death of Eagles founder Glenn Frey.

One of these nights? After spending his life in the fast lane, with witchy women and lying eyes....

this Desperado, once the new kid in town.... a victim of love who used to take it to the limit, wasted time at the hotel California drinking

Tequila Sunrise and admiring the pretty maids all in a row. He was in it for the long run, the journey

to the sorcerer has left a hole in the world. Now he has to learn to be still, no more cloudy days, he has left a hole in the world, defi nitely a heartache tonight. I hope he will be fi nally getting to take it easy... remember, love will keep us alive. Poor ol

55 ... I cant tell you why? After the thrill is gone.... Too late for soul searching I guess? The heat is on,

even after hours, No fun allowed. Strange weather.

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What is Kieran Mischewskis New Year resolution? ...one national record, which

I dont have, so I want to get that, says the 40-year-old Tauranga powerlifter.

Kieran holds the New Zealand record for his weight division in the squat with a 200kg lift and 262.5kg deadlift and winning the national bench press title would lift a weight off his shoulders.

The NZ bench press record is 142.5kg and Kierans lifting 130kg. Its close. Im going to try to be greedy and try to hold em all, says Kieran.

Ending 2015 with a silver medal at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships in Vancouver last December, Kierans New Year goal is to get to the Oceania Powerlifting Championships in December, 2016.

Im hoping by the time I do the Oceania Powerlifting Championships Ill have the Oceania deadlift record. I think thats going to be doable at 285kg.

The father-of-three trains at home, in the garage, with mostly homemade gear. Its a personal decision, giving him more family time.

My boys started hanging around in the garage and doing some weights which is quite cool.

A national champ in training perhaps? Hes only 12 so hes got a good head start, laughs Kieran.

The powerlifting dad has just started training for his fi rst competition of the year at Taupo in February.

Thats the real test to see just how much of an impact Christmas has had, jokes Kieran. The ol weight belt is a bit tighter than it was before.

With no injuries to the body, Kierans ready to lift the post-Christmas weight and the weights on his bar as he focuses on the year ahead.

He will compete in the regional championships at Rotorua in April, before the national championships,

where athletes will be confi rmed for the Oceania championships.

Just like last year, Kieran is fundraising to get to the big competition in December, which could be in Samoa or Christchurch.

To donate, or keep up to date with Kierans success, contact him via Facebook at www.facebook.com/kieranmischewskipowerlifter Zoe Hunter

Kieran Mischewski with his medal. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

Uplifting resolutions

The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road has been open for four months and this includes the shared cycle and pedestrian path that runs alongside it.

The three metre wide, 6.8km shared path can be accessed at the Kaituna River Bridge from Bell Road and at Te Tumu Road.

The TEL project team took on board feedback about the lack of parking at Bell Road and have now created

a small parking area off Bell Road, beside the Kaituna River Bridge.

The project team says there has been number of questions about the future of the shared path and where it will extend to.

When the Papamoa East interchange and Rangiuru interchange are constructed, the path will tie into the local road network at both locations.

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6Friday 22 January 2016 The Weekend Sun

Are some New Zealanders making drastic personal

sacrifi ces just to pay their power bills?

A nationwide survey suggests 45 per cent of those surveyed are skimping on essentials, such as visits to the dentist or the doctor because of the increasing cost of electricity and gas.

And were also skimping on holidays (48 per cent) and eating out (58 per

cent) so we can be either warmer or cooler depending on the time of year.

These are the fi ndings of a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of Knauf, a global home insulation company. The survey sample group was more than 400 New Zealanders and was conducted in December.

The survey found that 50 per cent of us noticed a rise in our energy bills over the last year. And with the average house spending $2000 a year

Heating before health, claims survey

on power and gas, its suggested 45 per cent of those surveyed had to making drastic savings elsewhere.

But the survey doesnt make sense to Trustpower.

It certainly doesnt refl ect what we are seeing, says Trustpower community relations manager Graeme Purches. And we trade all over New Zealand.

But Trustpower fully supports home insulation. We agree that installing insulation where there is none, or in some cases improving existing insulation, can reduce energy bills.

The marketing manager for Knauf, Claire Cunliff, says people who depend on artifi cial heating and cooling often dont realise if they dont have enough insulation it can mean less effi cient use of

appliances and therefore higher energy bills.

And as a consequence many families are feeling the pinch.

The company research says the average household uses 63 per cent of its energy on heating and cooling. Despite spending more on energy bills, almost 60 per cent of kiwis still feel uncomfortable in their homes during the warmest and coldest months of the year.

They say their research also shows rising energy costs have affected one in two New Zealanders with many compromising their health by cutting back on medical treatment.

However Trustpower says

Government statistics show that for many regions, energy costs have been pretty static for well over a year.

Graeme says trying to talk about energy use based on a simplistic survey asking pre-determined questions without demographics is fl awed.

He says the claim Kiwis use 63 per cent of their energy powering heating and cooling appliances is misleading and the suggestion 60 per cent are uncomfortable during the hottest and coldest months would suggest to him those surveyed were from regions with extremes of temperature.

He says the comment regarding sacrifi ces refl ects statistics generally attributed to low and/or fi xed income households, typically those in retirement or on benefi ts.

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He spotted the aircraft at the Oshkosh airshow in Wisconsin, where it won the Concours dElegance. Its a 1982 kit aircraft based on the original.

Its hard to describe some of these kits, says Classic Aircraft CEO Andrew Gormlie.

Its almost like a Ferrari kit car because they were built back in the period where people were trying to emulate the original item. So its not a 1928 aeroplane, its a 1982 aeroplane.

They are made of the same old components, same period engine, and all that sort of stuff.

Marty brought the aircraft into the country at the end of last year, so its brand new into New Zealand. The reconstruction is just completed and hes fl own only about half a dozen hours, says Andrew.

Hes stripped it and refurbished it completely from bottom to top. Its beautiful. Its a spectacular example of one of those.

The Gilmore Waco, pronounced waako, Taperwing, is known as the best fl ying aircraft of the roaring 20s, and is still sought after among pilots.

Designed for landing and taking off from cow paddocks at country fairs and rough fi elds, the Weaver Aircraft Company intended the Taperwing to replace the surplus WWI aircraft that began the barnstorming era.

The aircraft is equipped with hydraulic shock absorbers on the undercarriage, an unusual feature on a light aircraft of the day.

The Taperwing also has seating for two passengers side by side under the wing, bringing in twice the income from airshow joy riders.

Originally powered by a water cooled V8, later aircraft were more commonly powered

by air-cooled radial engines.The Gilmore Taperwing leads a strong

showing of similar era biplane at the airshow, even though the theme is Spitfi re at Sunset. There are also Stearmans and Tiger Moths.

Theres quite a lot of period aircraft and thats a rather nice one. You can see the style fi ts the sort of aircraft that relates to that era.

This years airshow and truck show is a one-day afternoon/evening picnic style event. Bring the deck chairs and a rug.

Its not BYO alcohol, but beer and wine is available for sale on site.

Settle down, bring the deck chairs and gather round. Spend an evening strolling around looking at aircraft and trucks, says Andrew.

Classics of the Sky Tauranga City Airshow is on at Tauranga City Airport, Jean Batten Drive, on Saturday, January 23. Event begins at 2.30pm until 9pm. Visit the website www.classicfl yersnz.com/Airshow for more information.

Classic style for a classy show

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New Zealand Jetsprint Association vice president Erik Hoeksema says ASB

Stadium Baypark is shaping up to world-class standards for this weekends world

jetsprint champs. Construction of the temporary track began on

Sunday with Erik marking out where the boats will run. It will see the rugby fi eld in the middle of the track dug up and replaced with a water-fi lled action-packed track for this years ENZED 2016 UIM Jetsprint World Championship.

The event takes place at Baypark Stadium on January 30. Erik says the event is set to top the excitement of last years action packed show.

I think were going to do it better than ever myself. Baypark have taken a lot of the crowning off the footy fi eld. Weve got a lot more brilliant platform to play with. Well just fi nish marking out a track and actually peg it out with danger tape... Its looking very promising, very good.

Erik, who used to compete, says this years track will have some added features compared with last years track.

It is actually different because its fl atter we can extend it more. What weve done is weve put the barrier up against the launch pool before we even mark out the track. So we can look at the angles and we can expand the track.

He says those who had competed at last years event described the track as world class and many were returning because it was being held in Tauranga.

One thing thats so good with Baypark is its so good here because the track is so big and theres plenty of room in there... This is the perfect venue.

For now its a matter of building the track with contractors digging up the fi eld on Tuesday.

Its not a huge task because J Swap Contractors Ltd are doing it and in two or three days they will remove all the soil necessary and put it in the car park and just bring it back in when its over.

To see the big dig in process, visit SunLive.co.nz; Search Jetsprints.

Jetsprints on track

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Erik Hoeksema goes over the planfor the proposed Jetsprint World Champs track. Photo: Cameron Avery.

9The Weekend Sun Friday 22 January 2016

It was a discreet little inking. Eighty dollars pretty cheap. Got it done in Wellington.

A tiny swallow etched indelibly into an otherwise perfect alabaster complexion of her wrist, a salute to her grandfather the sailor.

I always sketched birds and in particular swallows because to me they signified coming home. To sailors, like my grandfather, swallows indicated they were near landfall.

Thats Sarah. Not her real name, but we will call her Sarah for reasons which will become apparent.

My mum said she liked my tattoo. I knew she was lying. My dad didnt say anything.

A more crucial arbiter on the merits of Sarahs tattoo was a prospective employer, an airline.

The job I am going for, cabin crew, doesnt allow visible tattoos. Its stipulated in the rules of employment.

So regardless of the personal significance, the tiny swallow became a game breaker, a career impediment.

I am not ashamed of it, says Sarah. It was just part of my life that has now gone. I didnt have the foresight to see one day it might affect my employment opportunities.

But it has and its a common story.My clients will be sitting there with

an interviewer glaring at some visible ink, says Sue Stewart of PharmaLight IPL/Laser Services.

She lasers tattoos, painfully and expensively, to remove them. And she has a ready-made catchment of clients all over the central North Island.

Those clients feel their tattoos are the single biggest reason for them being unsuccessful when going for employment.

Thats why Sarah wasnt prepared to compromise her job prospects.

I thought people would judge me on my personality rather than how I presented. But not so! You find out when you grow up.

And because the career was more important to Sarah than the tattoo, the swallow is now three sessions of laser treatment into its death throes. The removal is a lot more painful than the tattooing itself.

She has undergone four treatments to date. The most recent Sue did it twice, a deep treatment followed by a more superficial one, to get rid of it quicker. It was hideous.

The laser shatters the ink particles, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream and filtered by the kidney and liver. Painful on the pocket too. Four sessions of $65 and one of $70 for the consultation. And this was a small tattoo.

The swallow could have cost Sarah another job. She began working in a fine dining restaurant in Wellington.

The manager told me they had issues with my tattoo. First they had to decide whether to employ me and then whether I should cover it.

But the bulk of Sues laser patients arent as young as Sarah.

Theyre middle-aged people who have done silly things when they were young. Theyre a bit ashamed and asking, Why the hell did I do this?

Like the Taumarunui mum who at 16 bought a tattoo kit and Indian ink and mutilated herself.

Thats what I am hearing, says Sue. Young people getting drunk and tattooing themselves. Waking up with hangovers and tattoos.

Now the Taumarunui mum doesnt have to worry about her daughter seeing her indiscretion as the tattoo

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has been lasered off. Its crazy stuff that makes you wonder

why, why, why? Why did you do that to yourself?

Another of Sues clients got a Japanese script tattoo. She cant even remember what it means. And there was the Mongrel Mobster who had broken with the gang but whose affiliation, the notorious number 13, was etched on his face. Hes trying to turn things around and this is a start, she says.

Its rewarding work because you are making a big difference to peoples lives.

Sue sounds a warning as old as tattoos themselves: Think long and hard about tattoos because to come back from a bad decision can be painful and expensive.

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Old books exert a strange fascination their smell, their feel, their history; wondering who might have owned them, how they lived, what they felt.

You can share author Lauren Willigs experience with used books at the Mt Maunganui Lions and Lionesses Bonanza Book Fair at Blake Park on Auckland Anniversary Weekend on January 30 and 31.

Members have been collecting and sorting books into categories twice a week since September. And they have pulled together an extraordinary collection of books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games. There will be something special for most and bargains for everyone.

Apart from hours of pleasure and entertainment, the bonanza book fair will provide an outstanding public facility. Proceeds will pay for a public barbeque to be installed at Moa Park in Mount Maunganui.

Contributions will also be made to other worthy local causes.

The Lions and Lionesses Book Fair Bonanza will be held at Blake Park on Saturday January 30 from 9am to 5pm and Sunday 31 from 9am to 4pm.

Eftpos will be available and you are invited to bring your own bags for purchases.

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Bay of Plenty sevens player Kelly Brazier is one step closer to realising her dream of competing

at an Olympics.

Kelly has been named in the initial New Zealand squad to contest the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this year.

The 26-year-old was the only Bay player named in the 22 players contracted for this year. From this squad, 12 players will be selected for the New Zealand sevens team to compete at the Olympic Games.

She says its always been a dream to compete at an Olympics, but didnt think it would happen playing rugby.

I thought Id picked the wrong sport because I always wanted to go to the Olympics and now Sevens is in it too. So its all sort of coming true I guess.

Kelly says the team has a great mix of experience and enthusiasm and all the players including herself have worked hard to get selected.

Its been pretty much three years now that some of us have been a part of the team. Each year has gotten harder and harder, especially this last year. A group of us here in the Bay have been training pretty hard.

She says the work is only going to get

harder, but she is prepared to do exactly that, work hard.

Kelly, who moved from Dunedin to Tauranga about two years ago to further her sevens career, normally plays fi rst-fi ve or fullback. But the 15-a-side game for the Arataki Club has had to take a back seat obviously.

Former Steamers coach and current New Zealand Womens Sevens coach Sean Horan says he is pleased with the balance in the squad.

Weve got some great experience which has served us really well for more than three years now. Its a solid core and we have some up and coming players who are really exciting and who will bring new energy and enthusiasm.

Paige, 11, and Jake Devlin, 11, Mount Maunganui and Districts Lionesses Club book fair coordinator Coleen Lloyd, Mount Maunganui Lions Club member Brian

Dey, Mount Maunganui and Districts Lionesses Club publicity offi cer Shirley Richardson, Daniel, 10, and Samantha Perry, 8, in Moa Park. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

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Except all those blokes, all those misters, are one and the same chap: Peter Pratt.

Peter, the steel construction worker, family man, terminal global itinerant, short story writer, full-blown author, raconteur and, of course, bodybuilder.

I just like to keep fit. And look good, of course. Hes nudging four score years, turns 80 in June,

and after working out in gyms from Grimsby to Brighton, from Benoni to Bahrain and from Oman to Middlesbrough, Peter has finally stopped here in the Bay.

He used to look quite good, says Pat, his wife of 60 years.

He still does for a man of his years. He has standout calves, even though they are the hardest muscles to develop apparently. They ripple when he walks and look a little incongruous on an older man.

And hes lost his bulk, says Pat.But he can still be spotted three or four times a

week at Snap Fitness in Judea, bench pressing 25kg, bicep curling 8kg dumbbells and tuning the cardio on the treadmill.

I am not as strong as I used to be. But a personal trainer at Snap, Brent Henry, says he

would be much stronger than anyone else his age.And if he has the physique of an aged Adonis,

Peter has a mind like a steel trap. He rattles off 79 years of dates, people, places and experiences without inhaling or exhaling.

And thats why the gym is suffering, his golf is suffering. He has been exercising the mind as well. He was writing a book.

The Road from Grimsby: A Memoir is the very unpretentious title. Grimsby being the fishing port on the Humber estuary, Peters birthplace.

Its the story of an ordinary boy and extraordinary global adventures. Thirty-six chapters, 368 pages, tracking the first 40 years of one of lifes fascinating characters. Its a test run just 50 copies printed.

Its also a step up from short stories where I wrote about me as a boy you know, school, getting caned, stealing and fishing.

To read the full story, visit www.theweekendsun.co.nz; Search Peters body of work.

Wanderlust, love and bodybuilding

Mr Zambia is living right here in Tauranga. So is Mr North-East Britain, Mr Sheffield, Mr Cleethorpes and an also-ran in the Mr Midlands bodybuilding

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It seems like more locals are enjoying a stay-cation during the festive season, where locals and visitors celebrate the start of the New Year together.

The city was humming with all the popular hotspots bustling with crowds, including the CBD.

But the hum was not always positive. The Mounts New Years Eve celebrations were national for the wrong reasons.

I was reading the banter on the events Facebook page leading up to New Years Eve. While there were some serious posts that need to be followed up, a lot of the posts were typical social media trolling trying

to get Likes.Im speculating here, but I feel

that the crackdown of security in neighbouring hotspots, such as Coromandel and Gisborne, had funnelled people into the free event at the Mount.

Then, at the Bay Dreams music festival held at ASB Baypark on 2 January, with council receiving 72 noise complaints from as far away as Welcome Bay and the CBD.

Basketballers can try out the sports shorter format with the Burger King 3X3 Quest Tour, returning to Blake Park on January 23, in its fi fth stop of the nationwide summer tour.

Known as street ball, 3X3 is a form of basketball played three a side on one hoop, with teams restricted to 12 seconds to shoot, instead of 24 seconds in regular fi ve-aside.

Open to all ages and abilities, the 3X3 tour is divided into Under 14, Under 16, Under 18 and Open grades for men and women.

Tauranga City Basketball general manager Mark Rogers says the winners of the Open Mens Grade are eligible to play in the World Tour Qualifi er Final at Aucklands Aotea Square on April 2.

The winner of the national fi nals for the men wins a free trip to Asia to compete in the

world tour. This is the third time Tauranga has hosted the 3X3 tour.

Last year we had the biggest event in the country of the New Zealand tour, so were hoping for a similar turn out on January 23, says Mark.

Theres hope for it to be an Olympic sport in 2020. So its going to be another opportunity for players to compete at a very high level.

But its also great fun for everybody because you dont need a lot of space or equipment, you can just get out and play.

All 3X3 Tour events are endorsed by International Basketball Federation FIBA, with players encouraged to register

at 3X3Planet.com where they can compare skills with friends and professional players on the international circuit.

Players could even catch the eye of national selectors as they look to identify talent for New Zealand representative 3X3 sides for the Mens and Womens FIBA 3X3 U18 World Championships, and the Mens and Womens FIBA 3X3 Oceania Championships Open.

The Burger King 3X3 Quest Tour is at Blake Park on January 23, with registrations at 9am and games from 10am. Entry is Free.

For more information, visit www.basketball.org.nz/Competitions/3X3/

Josh Adamson, Curtis Thompson, James Green, Alex Pou Poasa, Victoria Webster-Paki and James Hegarty take a photo break from their game. Photo: Bruce Barnard.

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Sponsorship is being sought for a blind Kenyan mountain biker keen to take part in the Kiwi Crusade, the fi rst North

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starting at The Strand in Tauranga on February 28.

They have found a tandem mountain bike, says crusade organiser Darryl Gove. They are now looking for sponsors for his transport.

The blind rider Douglas Sidialo was driving past the US embassy in Nairobi when the bomb went off in August 1998 and he was blinded as a result of the explosion.

The Kenyan team has the fl ights paid for and now needs a local sponsor to pay for the tandem mountain bike.

Were looking for a company that might want to pay for that and get the guys in their kit, says Darryl.

The Kenyans are among about 100 confi rmed entries for the inaugural New Zealand event.

A former multi-day eventer himself, Darryl is basing the seven day, seven stage, two man team, fully supported mountain bike stage race, on his experience of the Cape Epic, a 700km South African mountain biking event.

Focussing on the event from the riders point of view, Darryl is opening event options for mountain bikers who want to try it out. As well as two man/seven day teams, there are solo slots and three day slots for those who want to pick and choose the ride.

Our focus is more on the middle to back marker, and trying to make the ride achievable by everyone.

My philosophy, having been a top rider many, many years ago, is if you give the top guys fl at road they will make it hard. You dont have to give

them the biggest hills and the hardest route to make it a hard race. The guys up front will make it as hard as you want to go.

If you are catering more to the middle to back markers, making it an event that they can really enjoy, they are the ones with the money. They are the ones that will come back year after year, whereas the front guys are predominantly sponsored. It doesnt come out of their back pockets. They are just there because their sponsor wants them to be there.

So we are looking after the ones who want to be there and offering them an event that is really high class.

It means that instead of biscuits, a bag of chips and some sweets offered with water at the water points, the Kiwi Crusade is planning boiled eggs with salt and pepper, boiled potatoes, donuts. The water points will be every 50km.

Racing is after breakfast, which will include cereals, fruit, yogurt, bread or toast. Lunch is a buffet of salads pasta salads cold meats, and its open from noon until 4.30pm.

By the time riders that are in after 4.30pm have showered and cleaned up, it is dinner time says Darryl.

Starting from and fi nishing at Tauranga the crusade is a mountain bikers tour from Tauranga via McLaren Falls, over the Kaimai Road and up the Coromandel and back.

We are way beyond the point of no return, says Darryl. Two hundred and fi fty tents have arrived need to be paid for, were desperately looking for a sponsor for that.

We are prepared for 200 teams. The chances of us getting there pretty slim, but you never know.

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The article was about the Tauranga Fire Brigade volunteer fi refi ghters and their mission to restore the fi re engine that served the city from 1950 until the early 1970s.

Here, says Iris pointing to the picture with a little girl sitting on the fi re engines bonnet. Thats my sister. Scribbled on the back of the black and white photograph reads: Betty Woodcock, 1953.

Iris hands over a piece of paper that reads more about her connection with the fi re truck.

It reads: Another story connected to it was when one of the volunteer fi reman arrived home one day to fi nd his son Stewart with a nasty cut on his head requiring stitches.

As there were no vehicles at hand, he hopped in the Ford and took Stewart up to Doctor Mark who lived across the road from St Peters Church.

I thought it was very resilient of the man to say I havent got a car so Ill take him in the truck, says Iris.

Back to the story published in January. The red fi re engine was hauled up to Tauranga from the guys at Gisborne Transport Museum about two years ago for Tauranga volunteers to get stuck into preserving a bit of their brigades history.

Station offi cer Bruce Nilson told The Weekend Sun at the time that the fi re engine will be used for promoting fi re safety at community events once its restored. Or it could be used for childrens rides in the back of the truck, like fi refi ghters did in the 1950s.

And there it was, Iriss photo of the fi fties fi re truck with sister Betty on the bonnet. The family used to live opposite the fi re station on Durham St.

She was just playing around, says Iris. She and

my brothers used to go over there when the fi remen were busy putting the hoses on, and they threatened to stick my younger brother up there as well. So my other brother went and bit him on the bum, Iris says with a chuckle.

They were cheeky, Iriss fi ve siblings. She guesses she was 15 at the time and was probably working instead of playing around at the fi re station.

The real connection was with the fi re brigade, says Iris. The alarm would go and quite often it was my mother Dot who went across the road. She would ring the telephone company to fi nd out where the fi re was.

There was a blackboard in the station so by the time all the volunteers got there it was up on the board as to where the fi re was, and they knew where to go.

All the memories came rushing back when Iris spotted the photo of the red truck in the paper that day. Shes pleased the volunteers are giving it a spruce up.

I think its a good idea that it hasnt just been left out in a fi eld to go rusty, says Iris. Itll be a bit of the past of the Tauranga city.

The fi re volunteers are updating the restoration on their 1950s Ford Fire Truck Rebuild Facebook page.

Id like to speak to Zoe Hunter about a story she wrote in the paper. Iris Stockwell had a connection to the article and she

wanted to share it.

Iris hands over a piece of paper that reads more

As there were no vehicles at hand, he hopped

Mark who lived across the road from St Peters

The article was about the Tauranga Fire Brigade volunteer fi refi ghters and their mission to restore the fi re engine that served the city from 1950 until

Iris hands over a piece of paper that reads more

Restoring memories of the red engine

Zoe Hunter

Tauranga Fire Brigade volunteers Kris Wright and Paul Sykes with the 1950 Ford V8 fi re engine. Photo: Cameron Avery.

Iris Stockwells sister Betty Woodcock on the bonnet of the

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If it was a tip, he says a little condescendingly, we would have refuse transfer station on the sign at the gate. Wouldnt we? Seems fair.

But its not. Its a poo farm. A waste water treatment plant and we treat human waste.

Grumpy is the senior plant operator Lance Barlow of Tauranga City Councils Waste Water Treatment Plant the poo farm. Lance is a career poo man, having been in the industry for 30 years.

And the point he is trying to make is a valuable one for all ratepaying pooers. When we do our business, close the lid and flush, and we flush six million times a day in Tauranga, and Lance is very happy to take care of things from there.

Your business becomes his business at the treatment plant in Chapel Street.

Six million flushes a day. This city of 120,000 must spend an inordinate amount of time in the dunny each day.

I dunno why they stick things in the toilet, says Lance. He means things other than those that should be in a toilet. Probably because they can make it go away. They can flush and something disappears and becomes someone elses problem.

What sort of things? Lots and lots of material and rags, wooden toys, dog

bones. Things that have no place in a toilet. We get $50 and $20 notes. We get calls to retrieve

false teeth. Or my wife has lost her ring down the toilet and can you get it back for us please?

Lance just shrugs. I suspect those teeth wont grace a face again. And shouldnt. And a diamond ring in 30 million litres of waste water has a needle in the haystack feel about it.

But much of the extraneous, supplementary matter which reaches the station couldnt negotiate the S bend so it must enter the system through manhole services. Yep people just chuck their rubbish down the sewer. Out of sight, out of mind and with no regard to the consequences.

We have a bin out there full of rubbish thats come through the system. Its taken away every four or five days. Five tons a week we truck out.

Its rubbish which clogs filters, jams pumps, causes breakdowns, costs manpower, costs call-outs and machine times. Its a cost to you and I, the ratepayers.

The water treatment plant is your asset. Thats what you pay rates for,

reminds Lance. We are trying to do a good job by looking after your asset. Help us help you.

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16 The Weekend SunFriday 22 January 2016Friday 22 January 2016

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Travel with purpose: An orphans prayersShes a schoolgirl who, if God

allows, wants to be someone who is helpful and kind to people.

Noble sentiments from an 11-year-old who is deserving of a little help and kindness herself and will probably get it, from right here in Tauranga.

I want to be a nurse to help people who are sick and save their lives, she says in a message to The Weekend Sun.

Akot Mary is a Ugandan schoolgirl who has nothing but wants to give everything.

Why is she talking to The Weekend Sun, what is her connection with Tauranga? It has everything to do with fetching water and studying her way out of the poverty trap.

And while 150 Tauranga people were settling into cinema seats for a charity showing of the 007 thriller Spectre last year, Akot Mary could well have been setting out to fetch water, one of her favourite domestic chores.

And by the time the movie in Tauranga ended two and a half hours later, Akot Mary had probably completed the 4km-round trip to the well, raised the water from the well to her head and carted it all the way home.

Its the difference between here and there, the haves and the have-nots. Its also about what Tauranga is doing to make some small, positive changes for Akot Mary and the other kids at the Sanctuary of Grace Christian Primary school in Kampala.

The inspiration comes from Matamata College teacher Anna Harrison whos headed to the Kampala school for a term next year. They want help with a new curriculum.

She will provide that help at her own expense, plus several thousand dollars she has raised for resources.

My class needs furniture, textbooks to read, sports equipment and uniforms, says Akot Mary.

So basically they need all the fundamentals that in schools 14,500km away in Tauranga are taken for granted.

Deprivation is part of Akot Marys existence.

We live in a hut because we dont have enough money to build a permanent house, she says. No tap with an endless supply of pure fresh water. And we eat beans and vegetables. And I like to eat chicken when it is fried well without soup.

This in a country where the life expectancy of young women such as Akot Mary is just 57 years, where 46 per cent of girls are married by 18 years and have an average six children.

Akot Mary fi ts just one of those demographics. She is one of six.

But we are not altogether. I live with my aunty because my mother is not here. Which The Weekend Sun takes to means she is an orphan.

She is an orphan in a country where war, natural disasters, civil strife and Aids have created many orphans.

But Akot Mary is determined to study her way out of her predicament.

My performance is not so bad because I

concentrate in the class and I am sure

I will pass the next class without fail.But then we learn

Akot Mary hasnt been at school. Kiwi

teacher Anna hears Akot Marys aunty has been

in hospital and another adult responsibility, another

load is dumped on slender, youthful shoulders. In Uganda family members

have to provide for the upkeep, feeding and personal assistance

of patients, explains Anna.And what does she know of

New Zealand? We feel happy and joy at having a teacher from

New Zealand. And what I know all about the country is

that they are all united members. English is Akot Marys second language but the intent of the message is clear.

Another connection with New Zealand is her love of netball. It is easy to play and yes, of course, I want to play for the She Cranes when I have fi nished my studies. The She Crane being the Ugandan national netball team.

Uganda is a country that has always been in Annas heart. Hopefully there will also be room there for an 11-year-old whos had to grow up too fast.

Roadworks season in full swing take care on roadsAs the holiday period comes to an end, so begins the

roadworks around the Bay of Plenty and the NZ Transport Agency is advising travellers to allow extra time to their journey.

There are four signifi cant developments: SH2

between Tauranga and Waihi, a large section of State Highway 3 between the Hamilton Airport turnoff and Ohaupo, Matamatas main street (SH24) and the Waikato Expressway.

Motorists travelling on SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi are urged to drive with care over the next four months as work gets underway on a safety upgrade.

A section of highway between Wainui South Road and Sargent Drive will be repaired and widened, and a wire rope central median barrier installed to prevent head on crashes.

Work starts this month and is expected to wrap up in early May.

Meanwhile the six-week job on State Highway 3 will see repairs to a 1.2km

section of highway south of SH21 (Airport Road), side-by-side passing lanes removed and a section of wire rope barrier installed.

Work is also underway to repair Matamatas main street. The works are at night for the town end with mostly day works for the section down to Burwood Road. Contractors Broadspectrum will be there until mid-February. Heavy vehicles are being detoured away from Broadway at night.

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My holiday to Vietnam ended at the police station.

I know what youre thinking this twenty-something traveller taste tested too many Saigon beers and fl ashed someone her unmentionables.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but there is no exciting young travellers tale. Nope, it was a simple lost passport that got her face to face with a Vietnamese police offi cer.

Something else to take the spice out of the story I was travelling with my parents and it was Dad who lost the passport on day one of our nine-day Vietnam adventure, after a six-hour fl ight from Nagoya, Japan.

Poor Dad, poor us. The following nine days in this Southeast Asian country were about to be tainted with a horrible cloud of uneasiness hanging over our heads.

But anyone who knows our family will know we have an incredible knack for turning negative into positive. Bad luck seems to follow us everywhere so we slapped on a smile and cracked open a beer. We were in Ho Chi Minh City after all, the city that never sleeps.

In between touring Vietnams largest city, its rugged beauty and unfathomable craziness, and the palm-lined beach resorts of Mui Ne our mission was to get Dads passport back.

In the event of a lost or stolen passport, Immigration New Zealand says your fi rst step is to report the loss of your passport to the local police station and complete a police report. This should prevent anyone else using your passport if it is found or stolen.

The issuing authority of your passport, such as the embassy, high commission or consular, must also be informed of the loss. You should also request the issue of a new passport from them at the same time.

The request of an emergency passport cost us about $300. On the brighter side, we did have nine days to wait for its arrival. The passport arrived on day nine good luck was on our side.

Once you obtained your new passport NZ Immigration says you should request a transfer of any valid NZ visas into your new passport using the Application for Transfer or Confi rmation of a Visa form (INZ 1023).

Here comes that bad luck again.Vietnam Immigration wouldnt issue the

visa needed for our transfer into China, Shang Hai, back to Nagoya. They stopped working at 4pm, we arrived at 3.45pm. We were there earlier that day, but the rushed trip to the hotel on the other side of the city, where Dad left the police report needed to complete the application, set us back. Damn that bad luck.

We missed our fl ight and tried for that visa stamp the next day, which we received. Welcome back good luck.

New Zealand Police say if someone fi nds your passport and visa they may try to use this to travel illegally.

How a Vietnamese man could trick customs into thinking theyre a fi ve-foot tall Caucasian Kiwi man, Ill never know. But my brain doesnt work like a criminals does.

Never-the-less, our incredible, indescribable, intrepid journey to Vietnam was coloured with unforgettable memories and invaluable lessons and I would do it again in a heartbeat (perhaps with my passport glued to my forehead).

Keeping your passport secure Make two copies of your passport identifi cation

page. This will facilitate replacement if your passport is lost or stolen. Leave one copy at home with friends or relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate place from your passport.

Keep your passport in a secure place. Dont carry your passport in your pocket. Have additional means of photo ID with you. Never hand your passport over as a guarantee.

Ho Chi Minh City, where the lost passport still remains lost.

A tale of woe: The lost passport and lessons learnt

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18The Weekend SunFriday 22 January 2016

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Reduce environmental waste; hinder farms?Reducing farmings environmental

footprint in New Zealand will likely hinder land values in

the future, according to a study recently completed by Farmax 2015 Dairy Consultant of the

Year Phil Journeaux.The Waikato AgFirst farm consultant was

paid 40 hours to carry out a study that could benefi t New Zealands agriculture sector, as part of winning the Dairy Consultant of the Year title last August.

Phil researched the impact of environmental constraints including reducing nitrogen, phosphorous, sediment and microbe discharges on NZ land values.

As part of my work on agri-environmental issues, I was aware that a negative impact was acknowledged but that there was little work to quantify it, says Phil.

The price of land is often a key component in determining the entry into a farming career because farming traditionally requires ownership of land, and is a major aspect of farm profi tability, as it is the price of land which usually determines the level of debt being carried by the farming business.

Currently NZ farmers, particularly dairy farmers, are carrying high levels of debt and factors that have the potential to reduce land

prices are generally regarded with concern.The study considered the impact

environmental constraints had on the three main drivers of land value including productive, consumptive, and speculative values. It found the relationship between the profi tability of the farming operation and land value is not that strong the other factors also have a direct infl uence.

Working on the assumption that dairying is currently the highest use of pastoral farming in NZ, Phil found dairy land values will be mostly impacted by environmental constraints that affect profi tability.

These include reducing diffuse discharges to water with the cost of improving effl uent systems, fencing off streams, developing riparian margins and wetlands, putting in feedpads and wintering barns, as well as implementing a range of farm management practice changes.

The increased cost for farmers to mitigate the discharges and also reduce the fl exibility of future land use change both have the potential to impact the price of land signifi cantly, says Phil.

Its probably also only a matter of time before the Emissions Trading Scheme covered agriculture, meaning carbon charges

in the future were going to be inevitable and costly for farmers, says Phil.

He says the impact on farm profi tability could therefore be signifi cant, over time, which would feed through to reduced land values.

Phil also found the effect on forestry, under-developed land and sheep and

beef land values will also be felt keenly for a number of reasons including a reduced ability to intensify or for conversion to dairy.

At a national level, the implication of the impact of environmental constraints on land values is that the credit risk of farming, and the credit risk of banks, would be signifi cantly increased.

However, this will likely be a transitional effect with current landowners bearing the brunt of the impact, before a new level of stability is reached.

Phil has been a member of the New Zealand Agricultural

and Resource Economics Society for 23 years and on the executive team for 10 years, most recently as Treasurer.

With a MAgSc (Hons) and an MBA to his name, Phils specifi c areas of skill are economic analysis, risk management/disaster recovery, technology transfer, and water quality issues.

Country knowledge for city slickersLifestyle block owners are from many walks of

life, who have a genuine hunger for knowledge to help them live and enjoy their lifestyle dream.

And thats why Farmlands, New Zealands largest farmer-owned rural supplies co-operative, has set up Farmlands Lifestyle Lane at Saturdays Tauranga A & P Lifestyle Show at the racecourse, in conjunction with leading Rural Insurers FMG.

Lifestyle lane is a romantic notion with a very practical application.

Its estimated there are more than 5000 property block holders in the Bay of Plenty operating a variety of farming and horticulture operations, with many being lifestylers.

And while farmers were probably born to the land, have generations of experience and knowledge at their disposal, lifestylers often have just a basic understanding of what is required to run their holding and a thirst to learn more to be more effi cient.

Thats why Farmlands have brought together

35 of their suppliers and card partners with an amazing range of service and products to relax and share with lifestylers at the A & P Lifestyle Show.

Its a wonderful opportunity for them to gain some knowledge and improve the running of their operation.

Theres a proven need because when Farmlands held a lifestyle block expo on a freezing cold mid-winter evening back in July 2014 it was hugely successful. People came from miles around.

It prompted farmlands to incorporate the concept into the new A & P Lifestyle Show and many of the suppliers have travelled distance to be here and support Farmlands Tauranga and Te Puna teams.

Lyall Holmes of Farmlands says Our lifestylers are smart, busy and resourceful people usually with off property main income, who just may require some backup services, expertise and knowledge and we are happy to accommodate by bringing our leading product and service suppliers into a central point.


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Call for privet rules change in Welcome BayCall for privet rules change in Welcome BayAlan Willoughby is considering a public campaign to change the

legal status of privet, so the Bay of Plenty Regional Council can act to clear privet growing near his

Welcome Bay home.Alan and his asthmatic and hay fever

suffering wife live across Welcome Bay Road from fl ourishing privet growing on neglected land between Oteki Park Drive and Waikite Road. His most recent complaint to the Tauranga City Council was referred to the Bay of Plenty Regional

Council which states it cannot do anything about it.

Privet is a restricted pest plant under the regional councils pest management plan, prohibiting propagation and distribution of privet within the Bay of Plenty Region. The regional council encourages land owners to control privet and offers advice, but it cannot require landowners to control privet.

Because of the concerns of neighbours the regional council has contacted the owners of the land, the Auckland directors of CDL Land New Zealand Ltd, Boo Keng Chiu and John Lindsay.

Regional council communications advisor Katrina Knill says this included several site visits with the owners contractors. The last visit was in May 2014.

Unfortunately no control work has resulted, despite follow up calls by our staff to the landowners representative over the following three months, says the statement.

The regional council expects the work to cost between $3000 and $10,000.

The only hope the regional council holds out for Alan and his wife is that the pest management plan is up for review in

No more meat, fish or poultry for me please!No more meat, fish or poultry for me please!Actor Alec Baldwin and comedians Ellen DeGeneres and Russell Brand are all said

to be following a plant-based diet. Apparently so are many Tauranga people, this

reporter knows a few. This month is Veganuary a month dedicated to inspiring and supporting people across the globe to go vegan from January 1-31.

As a non-profi t organisation, Veganuary aims to change public attitudes, while providing all information and practical support required the transition to veganism as easy and enjoyable as possible.

But why? And what exactly does going vegan entail? For most vegans, a love of animals is the catalyst

for choosing a diet that doesnt include meat, fi sh, poultry or other animal products or by-products including eggs and other dairy foods.

Going vegan can also be because of health, environmental or ethical reasons.

US actor Alec Baldwin is reported to have been diagnosed as prediabetic in 2011 and adopted a vegan diet as part of his lifestyle changes.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres is said to have become

vegan in 2008 and is reported to have held a vegan wedding with her actress wife Portia de Rossi.

British comedian Russell Brand is believed to become vegetarian at age 14 before turning to veganism in 2013 after watching the fi lm Forks over Knives which investigates a theory that postulates adopting a plant-based diet can control or eliminate cancer and other ills.

the 2016/2017 fi nancial year and public submissions are invited on any changes people might want to see.

Theres not just privet on the land, it also supports fl ourishing woolly nightshade, lantana, climbing kumara, and honeysuckle, says Alan.

If I had that stuff growing on my land I would think the council would be down on me like a ton of bricks, says Alan.

The land is zoned greenbelt says Alan. In 2006 the owners move to change the zoning to residential was opposed by residents including Alan.

Its basically unusable land and I think the owners have got no interest in it whatsoever.

Its a liability for them. I think they should be held to account they have already made their money out of it.

Healthy privet beside Welcome Bay Road. Photo: Alan Willougby


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Plums $3 or Lego?So money doesnt grow on trees?

Tell that to the Morris kids of Grange Road.

Six-year-old William and fi ve-year-old Tamara have about $700 in their kick. It grew on a tree, a big plum tree in their backyard in Otumoetai.

It was Mum and Dads idea, a little money earner f

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