Pyes Pa Newsletter Jul 2019 II

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July2019 N E WS L E T T E R

“Our very own gutsy little non-profit publication, for the Pyes Pa rural area.”

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Sausage Braid

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Livestock in the winter

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Madeleine Limmer

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Aussie Adventures

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Oropi Rural Meats

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Pyes Pa Foodie By Tricia Young

SAUSAGE BRAID

For 4 Servings
400 – 500gr Flaky pastry
450 – 500gr Sausage-meat
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 cups cooked, drained vegetables, chopped into small cubes *
1 tsp Curry powder
2 tsp instant chicken stock or 1 tsp salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
2 tbsps finely chopped fresh herbs
1 Egg
*Use a mixture of leftover cooked vegetables, or canned vegetables such as whole kernel corn.

Preheat the oven to 220C
Roll out the pastry to form a 45cm square, then transfer to a sheet of baking paper that will later be put in a
sponge roll tin. Using the back of a knife, lightly mark it lengthwise into thirds. Cut the two outside thirds into
12 strips (the pastry will look rather like a stylised fern leaf).
In a large bowl mix the sausage-meat, onion, vegetables, seasonings and herbs. Beat the egg, reserving 2
teaspoonfuls for glaze, then add the rest to the sausage mixture.
Mix by hand until the sausage-meat is well combined with the
other ingredients.
Spread the filling down the centre third of the pastry. Starting at
the far end, fold a strip from one side over the filling, at a slight
angle, then one from the other side. Continue until the whole of
the filling is hidden by the strips that appear to be plaited. Glaze
the top with the reserved beaten egg and bake for 15 minutes
until the pastry is golden brown, then at 180C for 10-15 minutes
longer.
Serve with a selection of salad vegetables or hot vegetables if
preferred.
Here is another way to use sausage meat, it really is a versatile
meat and can be used in many ways and not an expensive meal
either. This was enjoyed by everyone in our family, grandchildren
included. The plaited pastry coating on this sausage meat really
dresses it up! Give it a go and enjoy!

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Pyes Pa Community Newsletter Circulation: 950
Editor: Clyde Campbell 543 1477 Delivered to the Pyes Pa rural
Email: [email protected] area and other distribution sites.
Treasurer: Joyce Bonner: 544 5165
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We always welcome any new articles of up to 300 Newsletter is non-profit and is
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produced by volunteers.
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Pyes Pa community organisations.

Deadline for Aug 2019 Issue: Friday, Jul 26

Hi all, this is my sixth newsletter I have undertaken on behalf of the committee. I would like to apologise to those
with articles that were missed last month due to technical issues.

This month has seen me look through my slow cooker recipes, reach for the blankets, light the fire, and curl up
with a good book. Winter for me is a time for hibernation. A time to restore our energy, sleep through the
darkness, repair and maintain in the daylight. We reached a point in our decluttering last month that has
enabled us more time with our family, less time worrying about how to get everything done, and searching for
less appointments, less road driving, and have found us a calmer space.

Gratitude is our family goal this year. We are fortunate to have three rules in our family. Kind words, gentle
hands and good listening. The consequence if broken is that we are removed from company to go and find
peacefulness. Gratitude I find is something that we need to role model to our children in our daily lives and that it
starts with kindness. Sharing a gift of kindness with someone, be a meal cooked, a task completed, a smile, a
friendly chat, fills our people’s cups. This cup filling helps us to shine. When we shine we want others to shine
brighter too and we want to do kind things for others. This pay it forward attitude allows people to experience
and acknowledge gratitude.

Siobhan Moran

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30 years in the community

From small, humble beginnings, Waipuna Hospice has grown to
become one of New Zealand’s leading hospices. Waipuna Hospice
began as an idea. How could specialist palliative care and support be
provided to those facing terminal illness so they didn’t feel alone and
afraid?
These caring ideals were actioned on 30 June 1990, nearly 30 years ago. Over a hundred volunteers came
together to hold the first public meeting. Initially volunteers worked alongside nurses out in the community from a
villa on Cameron road. Once news of this service filtered into the community, demand grew rapidly and
outweighed the ability of the volunteer team to meet it. The first crisis of 'supply and demand' presented itself and
this was met by Pat and Jack Jenkins. They saw hospice care in action and couldn’t envision a community
without these vital services. They left the most charitable gift, a bequest in their will for the specific purpose of
continuing hospice services within the community. Within a short time, demand grew again. This time Veta May
James invested in Waipuna Hospice by giving it a sizable gift.
Between 2003 and 2004, the third crisis hit. There was simply not enough money to continue to fund the In-
patient unit. Waipuna Hospice was in real danger of having to close its doors. This time it was you, our
community who rallied and provided tremendous investment in Waipuna Hospice. During this turbulent time
Waipuna Hospice Foundation was formed to focus on the future long-term security of Waipuna Hospice.
Waipuna Hospice has continued to grow due to the amazing support of people in our community. People like you
who continue to invest in the idea of specialised palliative care for the dying and the bereaved. People like Pat,
Jack, and Veta who have provided a legacy. A legacy that you can continue as we face the challenges of
tomorrow. We have been providing care and support to our community for 30 years and we look forward to many
years to come.
Funds raised go directly towards providing specialist palliative care for patients living with a life limiting illness
within Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty from Waihi Beach to Paengaroa. Waipuna Hospice also provides
a range of support services for patients and their families, including counselling, chaplaincy services, books and
resources, caregiver education, bereavement support, advocacy, advanced care planning, therapeutic massage,
biographies, social work and child, adolescent and family services.
Waipuna Hospice is not funded by government. While some of our services are contracted from the District
Health Board we need to raise $4.25 million to meet the shortfall in our operating costs. That’s a little over
$81,700 per week! Grants, bequests, special public appeals, events, volunteering, merchandise and our Waipuna
Hospice charity shops help raise funds towards this enormous fundraising target.

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Thank you to the parents and whānau that came along to
watch their children run. Also a massive thanks to all the
students who fundraised with the School Fun Run
because that money goes towards our new school
playground.
Kia ora koutou, The School Fun Run was great. The year 7 and 8
As we come to the end of another busy month another students had to run a full marathon over 4 weeks. The
school term ends. This term has been exciting with lots more money you raised, the better the prizes you could
of extra fundraising for our year 7 and 8’s school camp, get. For example, if you raised $10, you could get a
including the hangī and 2 massive school wide orders of handball, glowing slime or more, and if you were able to
Mamas Donuts. We have celebrated our school cross raise $1000, you got the choice of a nintendo pack, a
country with 48 students coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Our smartphone, a laptop, and even a hoverboard! All funds
fun run has now come to an end with all the money going raised will be going towards a new playground for Pyes
towards our new school playground; thank you to all the Pā School.
parents, friends and family who made donations to the If you have been to Greerton you would know that it is a
students of Pyes Pā School. tradition that every year charities and schools come
Once again Pyes Pā School Y7/8 students hosted their together and all go around Tauranga, creating cool yarn
annual hangī, it was a huge success having many bombs to keep the trees warm. Every year more and
sponsors. All the students were able to help out by filling more trees are getting decorated with beautiful and
the day with peeling potatoes, kumara, making coleslaw creative designs.
and stuffing, and packaging them up at the end. The This year Pyes Pā School junior students participated in
juniors also got to observe the hangī experience this celebration; here is more from Room Four teacher
including the lighting of the stack, the food being lifted in Mrs. Bakker: “The junior classes have been busy this
and out of the hole. The day was again a great term creating a Letterland tree for the Greerton Yarn
experience for all ages and again we would like to thank Bombing. They were very excited to visit Greerton to look
all of the students and caregivers who donated food for at all the trees as well as the Greerton Library to listen to
the hangī and all of our sponsors who also helped out some of the stories the tree designs are based on. Well
including: Four Square the Lakes, ITM Tauranga and done to all the junior school children (and Mums and
PAK’nSAVE Tauriko. Nanas) who have been busy knitting, crocheting, plaiting,
The weather was perfect for our School Cross Country in weaving, french knitting, finger knitting and making pom
Week 9 of this term. Some students went crazy and poms. And thanks heaps to the junior school teachers
dressed up from head to toe in their house colours. There who gave up their Friday afternoon to stitch everything
was a colouring in competition where you got to design onto the tree! If you haven't been down to check it out,
your own running shoe, plus some go noodle our tree is on Chadwick Road near Lee's and Westpac.”
fitness dancing. First, second and third places were Ngā mihi,
awarded Mana cards and house points. A huge Greer Mason, Y7; Amelie Inglis, Y8; Abbey Mobberley,
congratulations to everyone that participated and Y7; Lucia Seymour, Y7
attended the school cross country, we are very proud.

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Cyber security attacks on businesses are becoming more and more common. It doesn’t matter how big or small
your business is, you have to make sure you’re doing everything you can to keep it safe. You need to protect
your data, your network, your customer information, and your reputation. Cert NZ has some great tips on things
you can do to help keep your business data secure. Following are some of their top tips:
1. Install software updates: regular installation of the latest software will help stop attackers getting access to

your business network.
2. Implement two-factor authentication (2FA): make sure anyone who logs in to your system has to provide

something else on top of their username & password to verify who they are.
3. Back up your data: make regular backups and store them offline. This will mean you can restore you data

if it’s lost, leaked or stolen.
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5. Choose the right cloud services for your business: check your proposed cloud service providers data and

security policies. Ask if they keep backups and if they offer 2FA.
6. Secure your devices: install anti-virus security software on any device that can access your business

systems to help prevent malicious software from being downloaded.
7. Secure your network: set up firewalls and web proxies to secure and control connections in and out of

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Phone: 578 0245

Livestock in the Winter

Don’t forget your livestock in the winter, they also need access to good quality shelter that is warm, protected
from the wind, and adequately sized so that all the animals can fit inside. Plan well to make sure your livestock
are comfortable and well fed in the winter.
It is important that the animals can always access the shelter (i.e. that access will not be compromised by boggy
ground or water) and that adequate bedding, food and water are available to them in the shelter.
In cold weather, livestock use much more energy to maintain body warmth, so they need extra food. Ensuring a
good supply of high-roughage food such as hay is important for all grazing animals. This is important not just for
nutritional needs but because internal heat is generated by the process of digesting food, particularly food with a
high roughage content. Make sure that the animals always have access to clean fresh water.
How much hay should be fed? As a rough guide for all grazing animals, if good-quality meadow hay is their only
source of feed, each animal needs about 2% of its body weight in an equivalent weight of hay every day. One
small hay bale weighs about 20 – 25 kg.
As an approximate guide, horses need 8 – 12 kg of hay daily, plus
hard feed if pregnant, working or growing; Ponies need 4 – 8 kg of
hay daily; sheep and goats each need about 1.5kg of hay daily.
Spread out the feed allowing enough space at feeders so that all
animals can access the food without other animals bullying them.
Using a hay box or a rack helps prevent wastage. Don’t feed old or
mouldy hay to livestock.
Yes, livestock live outdoors and generally that is their existence, but
we do need to be mindful of their wellbeing and ensure that their
needs are met throughout the year but particularly in the colder
months and grass being slow to grow – you will be rewarded in the
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Messy Play and Matariki by Lauren Shaw

Playcentre is a fantastic place to get messy! So many of us don’t like to get
messy at home so we take full advantage when we come to Playcentre. At
the moment some of our lovely tamariki are especially keen on painting,
they even like to paint themselves! This was so much fun. We noticed
some great masterpieces on one of the children’s arms so we wrapped her
arm in paper and made a copy of her painting so she could put it in her
folder as a keepsake. Children of this age often love to paint their
foreheads, faces and arms. The children had a great time and they loved
the freedom to do what they wanted with the paint. Lucky we have warm
water, lots of towels and spare clothes for an easy clean up
This month saw us Celebrating Matariki. We came together one Saturday
evening and made lanterns, iced and decorated star shaped cookies, we
shared kai, read a story about Matariki, sung songs and searched for

special treasures in the dark using the lanterns we had
made. A very special evening.
During one of our Tuesday sessions, we also managed to
squeeze in a visit to Yatton Park. This is a great way for us
to extend our outdoor and physically active play. The
children loved being able to explore outside, they enjoyed
playing on the play ground, climbing trees and hunting for
rocks.
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Student all-rounder accepted to prestigious
UUS dance school

Madeleine Limmer, a Year 11 student at ACG Tauranga, has been accepted to the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) High School dance programme.
The programme is the exclusive educational affiliate school of the American Ballet
Theatre, renowned for its esteemed alumni and industry connections. Madeleine has
been dancing since the age of three and has spent the last three years attending summer
intensive dance programmes in France and the USA. Living in New Zealand made it
difficult to audition live, but an audition video saw her gain offers to multiple full-time
programmes, including The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia and Joffrey
Ballet School in New York City. Ultimately, inspired by her hero, renowned ballerina
Gillian Murphy, she chose UNCSA. “It has a strong academic curriculum and also teaches
drama, visual arts, music and dance in preparation for university and careers in those
fields,” Madeleine said. Deborah Limmer, Madeleine’s mother, said ACG Tauranga had supported Madeleine
from the start to follow her ballet dream, installing ballet bars for her to practise and allowing her access to the
gym during study blocks so she didn’t have to train late at night. “The biggest challenge we have had raising a
very disciplined ballerina is to find a school that understands and supports the time she has needed to train,”
Ms Limmer said. “Madeleine has always had academic and dance aspirations and, at times, has been told to
concentrate on one over the other, but she has refused to do that and ACG has backed her 100%.” She said
Principal Thea Killian had helped Maddie with her applications, writing her a reference letter and guiding her
through the process of applying. Her teachers helped get her grades transferred to the US equivalent, opened
the gym at 7am for her training, and tailored fitness training specifically for her. “When we were first looking at
ACG and our children potentially attending this school, they told us that ACG is here for the children and that
they would find out what they need to help them to succeed. I agree 100%!” Madeleine’s teacher, Nicky
Gawler, said Madeleine was an incredibly well-balanced student. “She is driven and dedicated and this desire
to achieve has allowed her to succeed at both her studies and her dancing, without one negatively impacting
the other. In fact, the discipline that she has to apply to her dancing has helped her to develop an incredible
work ethic when it comes to her studies. An example of her dedication is her desire to complete her IGCSE
History coursework before she departs for America, even though she will not be following the Cambridge
curriculum at her new school.” Madeleine will start at UNCSA High School in August.

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News from Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust
Submitted by Bruce Fraser
New website and logo
We’ve redeveloped our website www.kiwitrust.org to make it more
appealing on the eye and easier to find information. Improved
navigation makes it simpler to move around the site to the places
people are most interested in visiting.
Coupled with that, we’ve refreshed the logo and people seem to like
the changes. You can let us know what you think on our Facebook
page.
Three great walks at Ōtanewainuku
If you’re looking for some exercise with friends, family or on your own
this weekend, try one of the great walks in the nearby forest at Ōtanewainuku. The Rimu Loop walk with take you
about 45 minutes going at a leisurely pace, is relatively flat and features some giant rimu trees. The walk to the
Summit Track to the Trig is more challenging but the view from the platform at the top is totally worth the effort of
the hour long walk each way. My favourite though is the Whataroa Waterfall Walk – about 60 minutes each way.
The pool and waterfall at the end are breathtakingly beautiful and well worth the effort to get there. You can find
out more about the tracks on the website www.kiwitrust.org If you take any photos while you’re on one of the
walks we’d love to see them on our Instagram page otanewainukukiwitrust.
Carpark extension
More and more people are visiting the forest at Ōtanewainuku so we need to extend the carpark to make parking
safe for people there. Work on extending the carpark will start in July so if you’re heading that way please take
care as workers will be on site and traffic management in place.
2019 office holders
Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust’s AGM recently elected Bruce Fraser as Acting Chair, Chris Rogers as Treasurer and
Suzanne Williams as Secretary for the coming year. Other Trust members are Hans Prendergast, Peter Crane,
Dave Brown, Melanie Norton, Gavin Cherrie and Selene Conn.
Next work day
Work days are held on the second Sunday of each month with the next one on Sunday 14 July. If you’re
interested in attending one, the easiest way is to register through our website and then turn up by 9 am on the
Sunday with warm clothing, sturdy footwear and a drink. We’ll provide sausages at the end.

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Editor at Large IV

Caitlin is the third of our four children. She is atypical third child:
determined, competitive and independent. Whenever we were walking in a
crowd with our young children, it was always Caitlin that would get lost
because she was off exploring. Also, it was Caitlin that would be on the
highest rope challenge when we were at Scout camps.
Once Caitlin had finished her studies at university, she started learning
about mountain climbing and alpine survival skills. That created a desire to
be working where she could challenge herself with higher and/or steeper
climbs.
A friend from University had come to Canada to work/ski and Caitlin visited
her in August 2017. After having seen the mountains in Revelstoke, where
Emma worked, Caitlin could not get back there soon enough.
She lasted another year in her job before packing up and shifting to
Canada on a two-year work permit. Once she got settled, she told us that she wanted to get permanent
residence.
It was time for us to find out what it was that made her so keen to “emigrate”. We flew directly from
Tokyo to Vancouver where Caitlin picked us up and drove us the 6 hours north east to the small town of
Revelstoke.
Revelstoke is surrounded by huge mountains and it is a popular ski resort. A description of this part of
Canada could be "the scenery of NZ's South Island expanded to the scale of Australia's vastness". Now
we can see why she is happy here.
One thing that happened during our time in Canada was that we were visiting the very touristy town of
Banff and we got talking to a couple, from Montreal, as we were walking on a boardwalk. When they
found out that we were from NZ, their immediate response was to say that they were Muslims and that
they are so grateful for NZ's response to the killings in Christchurch.
It was so humbling to hear that from people that live on the other side of the world.
Next month i will describe some more of our travels in British Columbia.

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Free Community Bulletin Board

FOOD GROWERS’ GROUP: Tauranga Meets on the first
South Wednesday of the month
Food Growers Group Garden
Casual friendly group in Pyes Pa Club at Central Baptist Church
and Oropi for everyone
(beginner or expert) who Hall, cnr 13th Ave and
enjoys, or wants to grow, their
own fruit and veges: Cameron Rd,1.30-3pm.

21 July: Mid-winter lunch and discussion on organic Visitors are welcome.
sprays/home brews for the garden
Monthly speaker and friendly club. $12 annual sub
For general information about the group please
contact Esme 543-3021 or Noni 579-4944 and a $2 door fee. Ph Sue 027 413 0150

Greerton Hall Market

Saturday July 27

Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Stalls
inside/outside. Discounts for community
charity groups. Tea, coffee, snacks available.
New stallholders always welcome. Stalls $12
per trestle table or outside space.
Tricia/Gary 5431487, 027 908 2952

[email protected],
facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

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Aussie Adventures by Julia Sich, BA, Dip. Hort. (Distinction)

At the end of April this year 2019 I visited my brother John and his
family in Camden, Sydney. The last time I visited them (they’ve been
here many times) they were in Oakdale, so I hadn’t been to this home
on a semi-rural property. The house is nestled in amongst tall gum
trees in a large landscaped garden with many ornamental shrubs, all
heavily mulched to retain moisture in this drought prone area.
Everywhere I heard birds. I felt like I was in an aviary. From
kookaburras at dawn to noisy minors to grass parrots, wrens, pied
currawongs, king parrots and crows, the bird life was loud and amazing.
John has four cows and I was thrilled to see white egrets hanging
around them and willy wagtails use the cows to attract flies and sit on
them.

John’s property backs onto University land and there’s a wide strip of
wild land between with a gully and shrubs and trees for example
Boxthorn Lycium species, Casuarina or she-oak Casuarina equisetifoli,
also known as Australia pine tree native to Australia and South East
Asia, Hawthorn Crataegus species and heaps of privets Ligustrum
species and thorny Honey locusts Gleditsia triacanthos both of which
John says are not native. The cows eat the gleditsia seedpods and the
seeds germinate in the cow pats.
Amongst the tall grass I was very amazed that gotu kola Centella
asiatica was growing with stems that stretched up through the grass.
There were patches of a small leafed Chenopodium Amaranthus species
and signs that the wild deer had been grazing on it. There were also
patches of purple top Verbena bonariensis. Purple top is common in NZ in dry, waste places.
We saw two large active wombat holes and at the edge of the slow moving river we heard reptile water dragons,
plop into the dark, deep looking water. I found the shed skin of a red belly black snake which is poisonous
causing illness but not death. I’m so glad we didn’t stumble on any live snakes hiding in the grass. I confess I
walked in trepidation stepping exactly where John had put his feet silently sending out positive vibes wishing
them no harm. But the instinct of fear made me very alert.
At the Saturday morning Camden farmers market I discovered dragon fruit Hylocereus undatus. Also known as
Pitahava, night blooming cereus, strawberry pear, Belle of the Night or Cinderella plant. It is in the Cactus family
and I was enchanted by the red/pink easy peel outer skin and the white insides with black dots (seeds). And it
tasted so soft and delicious, I was scheming how to take a plant home. I have since learned it does grow in NZ
but needs warmth.
Next to the Farmers market is the Camden Community Gardens on
land donated by a farmer. The gardens were divided into a herb
garden and raised plots that people could tend. I met Marilyn who’d
come to work in her garden. I was amazed to see the familiar ‘weeds’
of annual Nettle Urtica urens and mallow Malvaceae species,
amaranth Amaranthus species all at the same stage in their lushness
which became smoothie ingredients. Marilyn was enchanted with my
weed knowledge and suggested I organise a workshop there - July
2020 fingers crossed. Saturday 27th July 2019 workshop in my
garden, http://www.juliasedibleweeds.com/workshops

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WHAT ARE WE UP TO IN GREERTON?

GREERTON LIONS CLUB continues to work on various
community projects:

* Earlier this year a wheel chair was purchased and do-
nated to St John, for the Health Shuttle van. The chair has
been in daily use ever since.

* Awhina House was provided with outdoor chairs, a
micro wave and a few other things. Two Lion members did "
handyman" jobs, prior to Awhina House opening.

* Mens shelter and Womens Refuge benefited by club
members making emergency toilet bags and wheat bags,
and Womens Refuge gained snuggle rugs for babies and
children.

* In the months to come the club is providing a" work
force" for the various activities run by Greerton Village Main-
street and help to Tauranga Multicultural Group, also street
collecting at Countdown, for a number of charities

* Projects later this year include Yarn Bombing the trees
in Greerton for the festival in July.

* A night at the theatre in September for a Roger Hall
comedy,--LAST LEGS directed by Julie Lankshear. A date
for the performance is yet to be set

*"Tidy up Greerton" project coming up, will see Lions
out there helping with the project.

* The club is supporting Aquinas College with funding
for their up coming work trip to Fiji during the school holi-
days.

*A project that is on-going, is continuing to care for
the young native trees planted in LIONS GROVE, TECT
PARK, and Keeping the weeds under control.
Do Greerton Lions Projects and Activties interest you?
If so check us out on Facebook and at www. lionsclub.co.nz
or phone 5434928 Alison.

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Hi from Jane Nees,
Your Bay of Plenty Regional Councilor

Reducing Speed Limits

Last month I wrote an article on the increasing road toll In the Bay of Plenty and its costs and causes.
Speed, driver error, impairment, and distraction are key contributing factors. Following my article, I was
contacted by a neighbour asking what could be done to reduce the speed on our rural road because while
100km/hour may have been appropriate in the past, it was no longer safe because of the increasing and
changing nature of the use of the road.
The road concerned is Joyce Road, a loop road off Pyes Pa Road, just south of Aquinas College. As well as
intensive residential development at the city end of the road, there are now over 86 other driveways opening
onto the road, from a mix of business and residential properties. There is also a mountain bike track and a
function centre on the road. As a result there is a high level of mixed use ranging from the general motorist,
horticulture contractors, kiwi fruit and stock transporters, school buses, commuters, cyclists, joggers, walkers
and families exercising pets, all sharing the road. It is a favourite route for competitive and recreational
cyclists.
The 100km speed limit is perceived to be unsafe and too high for the road and its usage. While residents
know the dangers and often travel at lesser speeds, many other users do not. It can be quite scary for
walkers and children riding cycles, who have to make quick retreats onto the grass berm since there are no
footpaths.
Residents are asking for the speed limit to be reconsidered for the safety of the neighbourhood. As it is a
“local road” the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is the road controlling authority that sets the speed
limit. It had planned to review speed limits on all local roads in the District to bring them in line with the speed
limits determined by NZTA on state highways - including the planned review for SH2 speed limits. However,
they have now put on hold a review of speed limits on local roads, pending confirmation of timing from the
New Zealand Transport Agency on the SH speed limit review. Western Bay Mayor Garry Webber says it is
frustrating to delay Council's review - but there is no point in
going ahead until NZTA makes decisions on SH2.
Indications are that Western Bay of Plenty District Council
will revisit the process and timing early next year at which
time they are looking at a district wide review.
However, if there is strong support for bringing a speed
review forward, residents should bring this to the attention of
Western Bay Council. If you live on Joyce Road, or are
familiar with it, please email me at [email protected], and I
will collate support or otherwise. If you have concerns about
speed on other roads, please also let me know. If
appropriate, we can then address the matter with Council
directly through one of their Public Forums.
In addition, if you would like more information on the Bay of
Plenty Regional Council or any other issue, contact me on
[email protected] or ring me on 07 579-5150

GREERTON LIONS CLUB
“serving our community”

The club is seeking
enthusiastic men and
women of any age to join
our active club.

Check out our Facebook page or visit

www.lionsclubs.org.nz/Clubs/202L/Zone-9/Greerton

Contacts
Bill: 543 4423 Alison: 543 4928
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To become
a volunteer,
or to learn
more about
what is
involved,
please visit
the volunteer
tab on

waipunahospice.org.nz

or call us on
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Oropi Rural Meats Written by Rona Murdoch

Pip and Betty, well known and popular local identities are retiring
from the home kills part of their butchery business after many years
in Oropi Village. In the late 80s they had bought a freezer body and
attached it onto the old cowshed for their own use after moving out
of the Sitemix contracting business
Then a local asked him to kill and dress 2 beasts as a favour and
from there it grew into a fulltime homekill butchery including small
goods, eventually covering an area from Katikati to Paengaroa.
As word spread they started doing sheep, deer, pigs and the
occasional emus. The smaller animals were done adjacent to the
chiller and a truck was converted to do the bigger animals at the
farm. There was usually no great problem with that except that one
beastie would hear the truck chains rattling along and would jump
the fence and scram into the distance. This happened 3 times until
it was decided that the farmer would shoot the beast as soon as he
heard the truck coming….. That worked ….
Pip was instrumental in developing supermarket butchery when he
worked for the Thriftway supermarket in Greerton. This was
probably the first supermarket in the area and was on the corner of
Greerton and Chadwick roads opposite Subway.
“We would like to just be free for awhile and ‘stop and smell the
roses’ and then look for a change in direction” Pip said. A holiday is
also planned as they haven’t had one in decades.
They are very good dancers but haven’t had much time to enjoy it
and would also like to have the time to go bowling at the local hall. They would also enjoy a good party. Once
being very impressed with the bright outside light at one venue. Until it was pointed out that in fact it was the sun
and they had partied all night……...I wonder if Betty will again give an exhibition on whip cracking . She did a
good demo at one of the Oropi Barn dances cracking out the flame of a candle and leaving the candle
untouched………...

Pip and Betty would like to put out a huge thank you to all their loyal
customers who have made the business what it is and has been.

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Keeping on top of dental care By Kate Heller

Does your pet have bad breath? Research has shown that by the age of two, 4 out of 5 pets
are living with dental disease. Maintaining oral health is important as gum disease can
cause pain and may lead to more serious illnesses from the bacteria in the mouth getting in
the bloodstream causing heart, liver and kidney disease.
Pets are surprisingly stoic and often owners are unaware that their pet is suffering from
toothache. It still shocks me sometimes when I look in the mouth of a healthy pet who is
eating well and see the level of disease and pain they are in. For this reason, regular
veterinary check-ups are important – we can see what they can’t tell you!
Most of the dental problems that pets encounter are due to plaque. Plaque is a colourless
film on the surface of the tooth that contains large amounts of bacteria. Left untreated, plaque hardens into a
substance called tartar that forms along the base of the tooth, near and below the gum line. This process causes
inflammation of the gums that is known as gingivitis. As the inflammation progresses, it destroys gums and
tissues that support the teeth, leading to pain, bone loss and ultimately loss of the tooth.
Most animals with dental disease will still eat normally until the condition is very severe, so it can be difficult to
know there is a problem unless you get annual dental health checks at your vet.
Other symptoms of dental disease include bad breath from infection, dribbling & bleeding gums.
To protect your animals’ teeth it is essential that you provide them with regular home and veterinary dental care.
It is beneficial to start dental care in young pets where dental disease is not yet present. Prevention is always
better than treatment.
A combination of the following steps is your best guard in preventing dental disease; • Annual veterinary pet
health and dental checks
• Professional dental cleaning (to remove plaque and calculus) under anaesthetic.
• Scientifically proven dental diets
• Appropriate dental chews eg. Oravet
• Tooth brushing with pet toothpastes only (most effective homecare method if done daily)
If your pet has not had a dental health check in the last year, we would encourage you to bring them in.
Tauranga, Te Puna, Katikati and Papamoa Village Vets offer a Dental Nurse Consultation for your cat or dog for
only $27.00 call today to book 0800 838 7267

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Yoga fundraiser Come in and see your local mechanic

Come and enjoy yoga every Tuesday morning during term WOF Brakes 07 571 5220
time, as well as helping to raise money for Pyes Pa school's Tyres Tune-ups 41B Whiore Ave
new confidence course! Servicing Electrical The Lakes
Where: Pyes Pa School Hall When: Every Tuesday Welding Batteries Paul & Leoni
during term time: 9am Cost: $10 per session (cash Trailer repairs Breakdowns
only)
What to bring: You will need a yoga mat, and a small [email protected]
blanket to help support your body during some of the
yoga poses.
Everyone is welcome to join in, whether a beginner,
experienced, pregnant or with young kids. Every person
who comes to Yoga will have $2 of their fee donated to
our PTA to raise funds for this amazing equipment for our
kids. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any
questions please call: Tania 021 152 4167 .

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OROPI AND PYES PA
FOOD GROWERS GROUP

Pruning was the subject of our June meeting held at the Johnson property. A variety By Esme Dean

of pruning equipment was on display , the merits of which were discussed by the
group. There were plenty of fruit trees on the property to provide a focus for
discussion & demonstrations of what & how to prune. Diverse were the opinions!! Hopefully everyone went home
with some helpful hints to tackle their own trees over the next month.

The July meeting ( Sunday 21st July ) is at Barbara & Fitz’s place for a
pot luck mid-winter lunch at 12.00 noon. The discussion topic is
organic sprays/home brews for the garden

Meeting information as follows:

Date: Host: Topic for discussion:
21 July Barbara & Fitz Mid-winter lunch and discussion on
organic sprays/home brews for the garden

18 August Myrta & Thomas Seedlings

15 September Julia Planning & Planting for Spring

20 October Russel & Shirley Possible Community Garden Visit

If you have any queries, please call: Noni Parr
Contact: Esme Dean [email protected]
Ph: 579 4944
[email protected]
Ph : 543 3021

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578 4049

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Learn An Original Song in Te Reo Steve’sRural Services
Learn an original Waiata in Te Reo from the WAI.TAI
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Learn about the meaning in depth and the cultural Block
contexts behind the song. Then take it away with you Specialist
knowing exactly when and where you can use it.
Lyrics provided. Videos and recordings welcome. Fencing, retaining walls,
EP of the originals available to purchase - anything that animal yards.
helps you learn the waiata. Weed spraying, gorse,
Tutor: Robyn Kamira and her band blackberry, etc.
Date: 14th July
Time: 2.30pm - 4pm Tree felling & wood splitting.
Cost $20 Hedge trimming.
Log splitter for hire.
Evening Performance - A performance of
World + Māori fusion Phone Steve: 027 826 0573

WAI.TAI is a collective of musicians under the direction of
Robyn Kamira who writes in both Te Reo Maori and English,
fusing World music with Maori rhythms and vibes. WAI.TAI
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Featuring performers: Robyn Kamira, Te Auripo Kamira,
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Date: 14th July
Time:5 -7pm
Cost $20
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