Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 1 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Arbor Care Ltd Ph 07 543 1775 NZ Arboricultural Assoc Approved Contractor T R E E S P E C I A L I S T S Community “Our very own gutsy little non-profit publication, for the Pyes Pa rural area.” Page 4 Get a Test Page 8 Summer holiday update Page 13 Work Continues On The Pipeline Project Page 17 Keeping Safe On The Water Page 19 Puppies And Parvo Deadline for March 2023 Issue: Friday, Feb 24 February/Pepuere 2023 GET A TEST
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 2 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx GREERTON CAR BOOT SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTE! FRIDAY Newsletter articles and stories must be submitted on time, or miss the boat! Pyes Pa Foodie This is a great recipe for anyone that has lots of tomatoes in their garden at the moment. Everyone in the family loved this. Give it a go and ENJOY. 2 Stems Medium vine tomatoes 2 Large Heirloom Tomatoes, halved 1 punnet mixed colour cherry tomatoes ¼ cup currants 8 each green and black olives Good pinch chilli flakes 1 teaspoon whole fennel seeds Small head garlic, top third cut off 6 whole cloves garlic peeled 120 grams feta Few sprigs thyme 1/3 cup olive oil Sea salt and ground pepper Preheat the oven to 190°C bake. Put all the tomatoes in a single layer in a large baking dish. Scatter over the currants, olives, chilli and fennel seeds, and nestle the garlic head and cloves in. Break the feta into chunks and nestle in along with the thyme. Drizzle the oil over everything and season well. Roast for about 25 minutes, until the skins have started to split and the tomatoes are soft, but not collapsing totally. Serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 3-4 people. $5 per site at Organised by :- TAURANGA SOUTH COMMUNITY PATROLS Contact Shirley 577 1116 or Jude 07 281 2389 by Jo Reid BLISTERED TOMATOES WITH OLIVES,GARLIC AND THYME (GF) Saturday, Feb 18 Deadline for March issue is: Feb 24 2023
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 3 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Hello everyone The Pyes Pa Newsletter Team is sad to say goodbye to Donna. She has been a valued member of the committee, especially her proof-reading skills! Thank you Donna, for all you have given to the newsletter and we wish you well with your new adventures. We are now looking for someone to fill the the role of proof-reading the newsletter monthly before publication. This only take a short time each month. Please contact me or Joyce if you are keen to do your bit for the community. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Joyce has done a lot of work to talk to all of the advertisers. Thank you to all of the advertisers that have chosen to support us for another year. We do have to say farewell to a few that have decided not to continue this year - perhaps it is a sign of the times? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I have written the article on pages four and fourteen about my recent journey with Prostate Cancer. I had been reluctant to even mention it initially. However, and perhaps helped by the excellent work done by the Urologist, I have decided to discuss it in the Newsletter to try and publicise the need for males to keep going to their GP to get checked for Prostate Cancer - if it is caught early then it can be stopped in its tracks. So GET A TEST! Keep safe Clyde Pyes Pa Community Newsletter Editor: Clyde Campbell 543 1477 Email: [email protected] Treasurer: Joyce Bonner: 544 5165 Assistant: Catherine Fitzpatrick 027 648 5650 We always welcome any new articles of up to 300 words so don’t hesitate to tell us your story. Please supply text as a Word Document and photos as .jpeg. DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been taken to see that all information within this Newsletter is correct. This newsletter is produced by volunteers in good faith. No responsibility will be accepted for any inaccuracies or misuse or misrepresentation or/of wrongful information. All information given and provided should be used as a guide only. Advertisers please note ‘THE TIN’ Could you please place your adverts, copy and payments (along with your contact details) in an envelope and drop off at 414 Espresso Café Pyes Pa Road or Renner Park Golf Club Oropi Road Please contact Joyce Bonner (544 5165) for enquiries about payments. Adverts can be emailed to [email protected] Deadline for March 2023 Issue: Friday, Feb 24 Circulation: 1000 Delivered to the Pyes Pa rural area and other distribution sites. The Pyes Pa Community Newsletter is non-profit and is produced by volunteers. Any surplus funds are donated to Pyes Pa community organisations. We print 11 issues for the year - February to December. If you wish to place a Multi Ad during the print year in three or more consecutive issues, the 30% discount still applies. Clyde Campbell 543 1477, Joyce Bonner: 544 5165,
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 4 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx A n experienced, well-respected journalist joined the NZ Herald as a Senior Writer back in 2018. I remember seeing the first article that he wrote for the NZ Herald on a Saturday morning. Being the Saturday edition, it was the full-sized newspaper, and not the cheap-seeming tabloid newspapers that get published on weekdays. His article had a huge impact (intended, I suppose, so as to announce his arrival at the NZ Herald) because it was about his journey through the diagnosis, and treatment, of Prostate Cancer. It took up at least two full pages and was filled with intimate, graphic details of each stage of his treatment. Fast forward for me to June 2022 – I had a routine appointment with my GP to get a prescription renewed. At the very end of the discussion, I chose to mention that I was having a few “flow problems” in the middle of the night. The GP said “hmm, maybe we should get a PSA test done”. He had been monitoring my PSA levels for a number of years. In 2021, my PSA was a little higher than expected for my age; but a retest said that it was within the specified range. The medical clinic called me and said that my GP wanted to talk to me about my result. We went to the clinic the next day – as it happened the song by Robert Palmer, that contained the words “Doctor, Doctor, gimme the news”, was on the car radio as we were travelling there. That seemed a bit ominous! My PSA test result had jumped up quite a bit from the previous year. The GP explained that every male gets cancer of the prostate (and there is a variety of degrees of severity), but, mostly, something else more serious intervenes in the meantime. He stressed that there might not be anything to worry about, but he was going to refer me to a Urologist to be on the safe side. He asked me to get another blood test done for more information. The test result was lower, but still high for my age. The urologist organised for me to get a test too and that was high again. He rang me with the result and asked if there was a family history of Prostate Cancer. When I said that two of my cousins had their prostates removed, he said “that is very close and so we should do some investigating”. He arranged for me to have biopsy taken of my prostate. That was a day-stay procedure under a general anaesthetic. It took a few days to get the result and then the dreaded phone came from the Urologist. He said that there were signs of cancer in the (Continued on page 14) Get a test
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Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 8 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx While the centre has been closed for sessions over the summer, there has been lots of behind-the-scenes work going on. Just before Christmas, you would have seen us busy fundraising by wrapping presents at Bayfair giving Santa’s elves a run for their money! Look out for our upcoming fundraisers over the next few months - we appreciate the support of our local community so much. A working bee was a lovely chance for all to get back together and catch up on what each family had been up to over the summer; while, at the same time, getting the Centre in tip top shape for the start of the new term. Among other things, our kitchen and bathroom cabinets have had a revamp, our Kai table has had a lick of paint and everything has been cleaned and tidied and is looking great. Our dedicated team of Mums do a top-notch job of keeping the centre running efficiently and are supported by a few handy Dads and other tradespeople that are called in to tackle some of the more specialised tasks. A big thank you to everyone who has offered their support. With only a couple of weeks left of the school holidays, we are looking forward to returning and spending time with our Playcentre friends again. We are up and running again from Tuesday 7th February and our sessions run 9:30am - 12pm. Summer holiday update by Kim Kearney DINGOS R RUSS + LANDSCAPING + TRENCHING + AUGER WORK + BUCKET WORK + FIREWOOD DELIVERY Phone Russell: 0274 390 471 07 544 6209 Ten Years Experience, Ohauiti Local, Call For Free Quote A lot of the PAIN that you are dealing with is really only thoughts
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 9 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx A CG Tauranga’s Year 13 students have just received confirmation of their final A-Level marks for 2022 – and the results are outstanding! Performing to the highest of their abilities, our hardworking students have followed enthusiastically in the footsteps of past graduates and were awarded perfect A-Level pass rates for the fourth consecutive year. A-Level success: • 100% pass rate • 41% of papers received A* or A grades (80% or better) Delighted with her students’ dedication and diligence, Principal Thea Kilian believes their success reflects the efforts and commitment of the entire school community and highlights the connecting links between them. “We are incredibly proud of our results, both in terms of academic achievement and personal growth and individual success,” she confirms. “A-Level results are the culmination of 13 years of investment from teachers, families and - most importantly - the students themselves. It is a great privilege to have been a part of each student’s individual journey and to watch them stand tall, confident and ready to take their next steps into life beyond school.” In fact, 2022 was another benchmark year for the entire school, with our young learners being recognised also for an impressive array of accomplishments. In addition to their phenomenal academic outcomes, students have excelled in a variety of sporting endeavours, music and drama performances and participated in a range of artistic and technological pursuits. As we launch into 2023, the future is looking very bright indeed. To learn more about ACG Tauranga, please visit tauranga.acgedu.com ACG Tauranga students continue to excel with outstanding A-Level success
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 10 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Your local Health Practitioner Health & well being naturally Kinesiology can help with: * Anxiety & sleep * Calmer emotional states * Decrease stress and physical pain * Better injury and sports recovery * Clarity & focus * Allergy support & testing * Digestion issues Diane Rosenberg is a Health Practitioner /Kinesiologist who holds workshops and runs her clinic from Pyes Pa For more information contact Diane Rosenberg 021 172 4624 [email protected] www.replenish.co.nz Justwood Joinery For all your WOODEN needs Front entrance doors, barn & stable doors, French doors, Bi-folds doors and windows, interior doors, wooden joinery maintenance, exterior wooden sashes (incl replacements) Justwood Joinery - Craftsmen in Wood 75 Keenan Road, RD3, Pyes Pa, Tauranga Phone: 07 543 0871, Mobile: 021 1667963 Web: www.justwood.co.nz Email: [email protected]
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Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 12 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Free Community Bulletin Board TAURANGA SWIM SCHOOL Offers affordable swimming lessons from 6 months old through to adults and disability. Call Andrea Hm 544 2141 or 0272 868506. Check us out on Facebook.com/Tauranga Swim School. Book now - limited spaces. Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at Central Baptist Church Hall, cnr 13th Ave and Cameron Rd,1.30-3pm. Visitors are welcome. Monthly speaker and friendly club. Ph Sue 027 413 0150 Tauranga South Garden Club St Vincent de Paul Vinnies op-shops are always grateful to receive donations from you. We assist those in need in your community with your help. Please drop donations off to: 766 Cameron Road: 9-4pm Mon-Fri and 9-1pm Sat 134 Chadwick Road, Greerton: 9-4pm Mon-Fri and 9-1pm Sat If you need us to collect please phone: 07-578 8218 FURNITURE, ELECTRICAL, CLOTHING, BRIC-A-BRAC www.bopvinnies.co.nz Greerton Hall Market 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 543 1487, 027 908 2952 facebook.com/greertonhallmarket FOOD GROWERS’ GROUP: Food Growers Group Casual friendly group in Pyes Pa and Oropi for everyone (beginner or expert) who enjoys, or wants to grow, their own fruit and veges: For general information about the group and details of next meet please contact Christine 0274034757 or Jenny 0272036220 Badminton Club at Aquinas College Action Centre Mondays & Wednesdays 7pm – 9pm 1st March - 26 April Senior players – all abilities welcome for fun, fitness or competition for further information contact Noel 027 622 9797 or visit taurangabadmintonclub.co.nz St Ledgers basement area Tauranga Racecourse 1383 Cameron Rd Training from 6pm - 7:30pm Tuesday and Thursday Ages from 7 and up Taekwondo - Now at the Racecourse For enquiries contact Brett Wright 0275 842 853 or [email protected] Next meet: Sunday 19 Feb - at 2pm Saturday February 25 Preserving Children 1 large field 4 -6 Children 3 dogs Goat or donkey (optional) Grass Trees Flowers Rocks Pool of water Hot sun and deep blue sky Mix the children with the dogs and goat, add next four ingredients. Pour out onto field near the water. Cover all with blue skies and sunshine, mix in a little rain for variety if you like. Bake under the sun until children are well browned and satisfied happily. Set them away in the bath to cool. Serve them dinner, read a story and tuck them into bed.
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 13 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx FOR SALE: TIMBER AND PLYWOOD: For Sale Good Prices Ph 543 0047 Budgies: Young, various colours. $25 - $30 each. Ph 543 0408 FOR HIRE: Log Splitter For Hire: $95 per day, or log splitting available: Ph Paul 07 543 3042 WORK WANTED: Carer available privately: I'm an experienced older lady seeking casual respite care, overnight OK. Ph 021 236 7417 WORK AVAILABLE: Energetic teen wanted for light orchard, garden work. $20.00 p/h. Call 543-5470 Need blueberry pickers in Pyes Pa Rd. Flexible working hours. Training provided. $25/hr including holiday pay plus bonus (depending of volume of fruit picked). Ph Greg 021 0878 9362 Classified Advertisements 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 Contact Bill: 543 4423 Work continues on the Matakokiri to Lakes Boulevard pipeline project The project to connect wastewater/water main piping to the Tauriko Business Estate nears completion. The project team thanks the Pyes Pa community for their patience during these works. Update on progress Shoulder closures on the side of SH36 remain in place to allow the team to focus on transferring the pipes through the established ducts – this involves excavations on the edge of the highway and pipe welding activities. At times a limited speed zone may be in place when shoulder works are in place. This activity is likely to be completed mid-February and all traffic management on the highway removed. The Orangapani Reserve work site has been in operation since early December with activity on the state highway boundary almost complete. We appreciate the patience of the neighbourhood with this track closure, that is likely to be in place until March. Please continue to use the footpath on the roadside as an alternative currently. What to expect next The team has moved onto Lakes Boulevard recently. This involves two excavations at the road shoulder, opposite Orangapani Reserve and near the walking track steps leading up the hill. In preparation for this work, the median refuge island was removed to allow traffic to continue to flow in both directions along Lakes Boulevard while the road shoulder is closed. Due to the shoulder closures a few carparks are unavailable during this time. A temporary reduced speed limit of 30kmph is in place along Lakes Boulevard while the team are operating in this area. To ensure the safety of pedestrians during this time, closure of a small portion of the roadside footpath beside each excavation site is necessary with a detour and temporary crossing point marked for pedestrians. The footpath connecting Lakes Boulevard to Rochfort Crescent is closed throughout February.
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 14 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx samples and the cancer was classified as being seven to eight on a scale of one to ten (in other words, quite aggressive). He said that he would arrange for a PET scan to carried out over in Hamilton and that he would try to get it done within the week. A few days had passed, and we had not heard anything from Hamilton. Following the comments from the Urologist about the aggressiveness of the tumour, we thought that it was vital to keep things moving quickly. So, we rang the facility in Hamilton. It was quite distressing when the lady said “Oh no, we won’t be able to see you until the end of the month because there are about ten others in the queue before you” Then she said, “Hang on, I can fit you in next Thursday during the lunchbreak of the staff.” Oh, the relief! At the facility on that Thursday, I had a tracer dye introduced to a blood vessel intravenously before I had some pictures taken on a fancy scanner. The tracer has a radioactive component in it – the purpose of the tracer is to seek out the cancerous cells and to embed in them. The scanner is able to detect the radioactivity in contrast to other non-cancerous areas. I had to be careful not to get too close to children or pregnant ladies for an hour after the scan because of the radioactivity in my body. The nurse said that it would take a couple of weeks for a radiologist to interpret the scans – that delay was not what we wanted to hear! However, the urologist had access to the images and he did his own interpretation of the pictures. He rang the following week to tell me the news – he said that the cancerous areas “lit up like a christmas tree”. He added that, due to its aggression, it had spread to some lymph nodes near to the prostate. It did mean that he had a very good idea of which parts of me would have to be removed. He booked me in for surgery for three weeks’ time. The date of the surgery, Friday the 11th of November, is easy to remember because it is Armistice Day. It was an early start because I had to be at the hospital for 7am. I went through a health preassessment with a nurse – including a RAT test – before being taken to a side room beside the operating theatre. The Anaesthetist said that he going to give me a “G and T”. That is all I remember until I came-to in my room. There was a drain tube coming from inside my abdomen and a catheter to drain the urine. I was encouraged to get up and get moving on the Saturday morning. That was rather difficult because of the swelling after the operation. I was discharged on the Monday and then it was six weeks of light duties (and Murphy had a rest too!). It was so hard to not do anything strenuous. Over that time, I became more able to walk about and now my movement is back to normal. The downside of the operation is that I have very little continence and I have to wear an absorbent pad 24 hours a day. But it is far better than not having had the operation. The Urologist is confident that the continence will return. I had to do a follow-up PSA blood test this week and the Urologist was ecstatic because it was a zero result - meaning that he must have removed all of the cancerous tissue. He warned that there could be some cancerous cells circulating still and so he is going to monitor me every three months. A comment in the NZ Herald article was that the Health Department does not want the system overwhelmed so they have told GPs to organise a PSA test “only if it is requested by the patient” and not to promote the check. So it is up to every male to go to the GP and discuss this . GET A TEST! (Continued from page 4) Get a test Come in and see your local mechanic WOF Brakes 07 571 5221 Tyres Tune-ups 41B Whiore Ave Servicing Electrical The Lakes Trailer repairs Batteries Paul & Leoni Breakdowns [email protected]
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Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 17 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx I t has been an abysmal start to the year with a number of drownings across New Zealand. Most have been at surf beaches but boating accidents are also the cause of far too many drownings each year. Bay of Plenty's harbours, lakes and rivers are used by thousands of people every day for a wide range of activities. To help ensure these activities can co-exist safely, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has a Navigation Safety Bylaw that sets out navigational and safety rules for both commercial and recreational vessels in the Bay of Plenty. It also identifies dedicated areas for surfing, skiing, jet skiing (personal watercraft) and passive recreation in navigable waters within the Bay of Plenty regional council boundaries and also sets the rules for anchoring, wearing life jackets and many other things. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Maritime Team spend a lot of time on the water helping to keep people safe and they report that, while many boaties understand and obey the navigation and safety rules, there are many that are unaware of the rules, or deliberately disregard them. Excessive speed and not wearing life-jackets are key areas of concern, as is inappropriate use of jet-skis. The Local Government Act requires that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council reviews its Navigation Safety Bylaw every five years, and the latest review is underway. Public consultation sessions are being held in the period up until March 2023, when the work of drafting an updated bylaw will begin. Then, later in 2023 we will be consulting on the new draft Regional Navigation Safety Bylaws. If you have feedback or an enquiry in the meantime, please email [email protected], or you can check out participate.boprc.govt.nz/navigational-bylaw And, if you are out enjoying the region's lakes, rivers and harbours, make sure you know and follow the navigation and safety rules. You can find the current bylaws at boprc.govt.nz/ your-council/plans-and-policies/bylaws If you would like more information on the regional council or any other issue, contact me on [email protected] or ring me on 07 579-5150. Hi from Jane Nees, Your Bay of Plenty Regional Councilor Keeping Safe on the Water - Reviewing our BoP Navigation Safety Bylaw Sales and service agents for: Cub Cadet, MTD, Lawnmaster, Countax, Rover, Masport and more We Service and repair all makes and models New and used parts available in our shop Qualified Technician with over 30 years experience SMALL ENGINE SERVICE LTD 856a Oropi Rd Tauranga 021 886 359 [email protected]
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Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 19 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx What is Parvo? “Parvo” is the common term for “Canine Parvovirus”; a highly contagious viral disease that is specific to dogs and has had a global presence since the 1970’s. In 2022, New Zealand saw a large outbreak of this disease - particularly around Northland. Disease caused by Parvovirus is most common in unvaccinated dogs, especially aged 6 months or younger, and unfortunately it has the capacity to be fatal. What are the symptoms? Early signs of Parvovirus include lethargy, not eating and seemingly unwell. The disease often progresses quickly, with symptoms developing into diarrhoea and vomiting (often with blood) within 24 -48 hours of first noticing a change in your dog. Severe dehydration often follows as a result of decreased water intake, in combination with diarrhoea and vomiting. How is it spread? The virus enters the dog’s system when he licks or ingests anything that has been contaminated by faeces from another dog that has been infected with the virus. The virus survives incredibly well in the environment and is hard to kill with general disinfectants. Because of this, even if the infective faeces are removed and the surface is cleaned with a general household cleaner, the virus may still be alive and present in the environment for months or longer after. This is why veterinarians recommend not taking your dog to public spaces until fully vaccinated. How is it diagnosed? Parvovirus is diagnosed at the clinic by your veterinary team. They take a faecal sample and run an inhouse faecal test that takes about 10 minutes to get a result. Because the disease is contagious, and to protect the health of other patients, your veterinarian will meet you at your vehicle and take the sample while gowned in protective clothing. Do not bring your dog into the waiting room if you have been instructed to wait in the car. Sometimes your veterinary team will treat your dog for Parvo based (Continued on page 20) Puppies and Parvo by Dr Mariska van der Colff BVSc
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 20 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx on symptoms alone, even if the test result is negative. This is because the test only turns positive if your animal is producing viral particles at that very moment, and researchers have shown that a dog infected with parvovirus does not produce viral particles 100% of the time that they are infected. How do we treat it? Treatment focuses on supportive care. We aim to rehydrate the dog with fluid therapy into the vein, get them eating again with anti-nausea medication, and will often use antibiotics to prevent secondary infection (this is where bacteria take advantage of the dog’s compromised immunity and enter the body through its damaged gut lining, which would normally prevent most bacteria from entering). Because of how contagious the disease is, treatment must be carried out either at home or in an isolation unit to prevent spread to other dogs. How can we prevent it? Vaccination! Parvovirus is one of the core diseases that we vaccinate against in dogs. We strongly advise all dogs receive a series of 3 vaccinations. The first vaccine should be given between 6-8 weeks of age, and the last one should be given when the dog is at least 14 weeks old. Under most conditions, puppies are protected against parvovirus by immunity received in their mothers’ milk until 6 weeks of age; at this age, that natural immunity starts to drop off which is why we then vaccinate. Adult dogs should then be vaccinated at annual health checks. Your Vet will discuss vaccination requirements with you at these annual checks; however, some dogs may require more frequent vaccination, such as if they are immunocompromised. We also recommend strongly against taking puppies that haven’t received their full course of vaccines to any public spaces such as walking on footpaths or to dog parks. Play dates can be okay if they’ve had at least their first vaccination, but this should only happen on fully fenced properties with dogs that are up to date with their vaccines. If your puppy has symptoms that sound like Parvo (even if fully vaccinated) contact your local vet immediately as the symptoms caused by Parvo can be lethal, especially if left too long. At Tauranga Veterinary Services we can see you and your beloved pet 7 days per week at our Tauranga Clinic and 6 days at Te Puna, Papamoa and Katikati. Book online at www.bopvets.co.nz or call 0800 838 7267 now to organise a booking convenient to you. (Continued from page 19) Tauranga Homekills Beef, sheep, pigs slaughtered, packed and frozen. Bacon and ham, wild venison and pigs processed. Phone John: 027 504 0802 or 579 4711 DAWSON EARTHMOVING Ltd Fully Experienced Owner Operator • 12 & 16 Ton Excavators for Hire • Farm Drainage, Dams & Ponds • Tree Removal / Landscaping • Demolition / General Excavation • House Sites / Roading / Subdivision • Truck & Bulldozer Hire Mob: 0274 996249 A/h: 543 3451 Puppies and Parvo
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Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 22 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Do you grow your own food and vegetables and want to learn more or see what others are doing locally? We are a casual friendly group that meets every 3rd Sunday in the month to share ideas on growing food. As part of Taranaki Garden/Arts festival, I visited Korito Gardens, an inner city one acre permaculture garden. The garden is designed to be low maintenance with high outputs and is divided into different areas according to the attention and space that the plants require. Annual crops like lettuces, tomatoes and herbs, that require the most care and are harvested regularly, are grown close to the house. Crops like onions and potatoes, that take longer to grow and are harvested all at once, or just once or twice are grown further away as were the fruit trees, planted out as a food forest. The fruit trees were underplanted with "plant guilds" - collections of plants that work together to ensure the health and productivity of that particular fruit. Kath Irvine suggests guilds should consist of plants from the following groups: • Nitrogen fixing plants like clovers, vetches, lupins, peas, beans, brooms or tree lucerne to provide free fertiliser. • A dynamic accumulator to mine minerals such as comfrey, borage, parsley or yarrow. • A pest deterrent (usually strongly scented) - examples include mint, wormwood or tansy. • A beneficial-insect attractor such as sweet william, lavender or queen anne’s lace. • A tap rooted plant to supply free fertiliser, soil stability and air for clay such as chicory, parsley or mallow. Lastly groundcover plants that act as a living mulch, retaining moisture and protecting the plant. On a final note, Dee from Korito suggests that if a plant doesn’t have at least three uses, find one that does! Visit www.korito.co.nz and www.ediblebackyard.co.nz If you'd like to share your successes - and failures - and learn from others, come and join us! Upcoming meetings: Sunday 19 February 2pm and Sunday 19 March 2pm.To find out more or to join us, please contact Christine 0274034757 [email protected] or Jenny 0272036220 [email protected] OROPI AND PYES PA FOOD GROWERS GROUP by Christine 0274034757
Back issues of the Pyes Pa Newsletter 23 http://anyflip.com/bookcase/etrx Pyes Pa Community Newsletter Financial Report for 2022 The Pyes Pa Community Newsletter’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the Pyes Pa Hall on Wednesday the 15th of March at 7pm Bank Balance 31.12.2021 2099.91 Add receipts 12300.50 14400.41 Less Expenses 13320.48 1079.93 Bank Balance 31.12.2022 1079.93 Expenses Stationery 58.48 Printing 9600.00 Delivery 825.00 Donations 2082.00 Miscellaneous 755.00 Total 13320.48 Income Advertising 12300.50 Ads ( Cash and Casual) 151.00 Total 12300.50 +trade excellence at affordable prices... +a+ plumbing +Gas fitting +Drain laying +wetback installation +solar hot water installation +concrete floor repairs +roofing repairs +chimney removal +safety assured Barry James m: 021 82 60 46 p: 07 543 2682 e: [email protected] W: www.tradematters.co.nz
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