Pyes Pa Newsletter Oct 2021

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October N E WS L E T T E R
2021

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

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Autumn/Summer
Harvest Salad

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Give Up To Give Back

Page 17
Plantain a Plenty

Page 19
Protecting our Marine
Environment
Page 23
Biggest Loser is back
for 2021!

Deadline for November 2021 Issue: Friday, Oct 29

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Pyes Pa Foodie By Jo Reid

Autumn/Summer Harvest Salad

1 cup (200g) Brown Rice DRESSING
2 Carrots peeled, chopped chunky 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 large orange kumara, chopped chunky 1 tsp soft brown sugar
¼ (700g) Crown Pumpkin, chopped chunky 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
2 Red Onions, peeled and chopped chunky ¼ cup (60ml) olive oil
Zest and juice of 2 oranges A pinch of salt
1 tbsp fennel seeds Freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 cup (120g) Walnuts, roughly chopped
125g feta cheese
1 cup (40g) fresh Italian parsley, roughly chopped
1 cup (40g) baby spinach
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Grease and line a large high-sided baking tray with baking paper.
Cook the brown rice in a pot or in your rice cooker.
In the prepared tray, place the carrots, kumara, pumpkin and red onions.
In a small bowl, place the orange zest and juice, fennel seeds, brown
sugar, olive oil and salt.
Mix well, pour over the vegetables and toss to coat.
Bake for 30 minutes. Add the walnuts and cook for a further 5 - 10
minutes until the walnuts are toasted and the vegetables are cooked
through.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool. To prepare the dressing: place
all of the ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake well.
In a large mixing bowl, place the roasted vegetables, walnuts. Add the
rice, feta, parsley and spinach.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss gently to mix through.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Pyes Pa Community Newsletter Circulation: 1000
Delivered to the Pyes Pa rural
Editor: Clyde Campbell 543 1477 area and other distribution sites.
Email: [email protected]
The Pyes Pa Community
Treasurer: Joyce Bonner: 544 5165 Newsletter is non-profit and is
Assistant: Catherine Fitzpatrick 027 648 5650
produced by volunteers.
We always welcome any new articles of up to 300 Any surplus funds are donated to
words so don’t hesitate to tell us your story. Please supply text as Pyes Pa community organisations.

a Word Document and photos as .jpeg.

Deadline for November 2021 Issue: Friday, Oct 29

Hello everyone
The directness of young children can be striking at times. We spoke to our two granddaughters via a video chat
during the lockdown (we could not see them in person even though they live in Matua). I asked the younger
granddaughter (aged six) “what do you know?” and she answered “Rosa is dead” immediately. Her direct
answer came as a bit of a shock because we had just got over the loss of our faithful 13 year-old dog, Rosa -
she had got to the point where she could not tolerate any more pain and discomfort. We had to get the vet to
visit us during lockdown to send her off to “sleep”.

The protocol used by the vet was so considerate - she used a very long length of tubing to administer the
medication so that she was maintaining “social distancing” while we spent the last few minutes with Rosa.
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The weather was quite unpleasant on Thursday. We live at about 250 metres above sea level and the cloud was
so low that there were whiteout conditions outside. I happened to be at our road gate during the whiteout and
several vehicles went flying up the road at the mandatory 100km per hour. If that was not bad enough, at least
two of the vehicles were white in colour and did not have any lights on! I only knew that they would appear out of
the gloom because I could hear them approaching.
Keep Safe
Clyde

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Could you please place your
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Please contact Joyce Bonner (544 5165)
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DISCLAIMER: 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%
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Give Up To Give Back

Hello,

I am reaching out to share our new ‘Give Up To Give Back’ campaign with you that we created to help us
continue fundraising during COVID lockdowns when all of our normal fundraising activities are put on hold. Now
that we are back at Level 2, some of those activities can resume, but, unfortunately, a lot have already been
cancelled. This is a potentially devastating loss of income as we need to raise over $94,000 per week to make up
the $4.9 million shortfall in our operating costs.

Our Give Up to Give Back campaign is an online shop that allows you to donate your lockdown savings towards
the ongoing costs Waipuna Hospice incurs when providing palliative care to patients and their families in our
region. For example, the money you saved on petrol while in lockdown could help us fund the petrol that our
nurses need to visit our patients, or that round of drinks you didn't buy your friends at the bar could help us
provide medical loan equipment to our patients.

Visit https://www.waipunahospice.org.nz/donation-shop/ to learn more.
Any support or promotion you could offer this campaign would be hugely appreciated. The further we can
spread this campaign, the more funds we can raise.

Ngā mihi,
Pazia Moore | Marketing and Communications Manager | WAIPUNA HOSPICE

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School Report

Back to school finally, I think our parents must be relieved. Being back at Level two is awesome; however, we are
well aware of the rules that keep us and our wonderful community safe. We must always put hand sanitiser on
when entering and exiting a space, we need to bring a water bottle to keep hydrated because we are not allowed
to use water fountains and we try to keep our distance to about 2m. We use air hugs instead of high 5s or
touching each other. During lockdown we did daily zoom sessions – it was fun. Since we have been back, the
class topics have been writing and presenting speeches and they were amazing, mahi pai tamariki
New Defibrillator

A massive thank you goes to Pyes Pa Tauriko Lions for the generous support and organisation of a community
defibrillator. This has been installed at the Pyes Pā School office
now as part of the School Board of Trustees' commitment to our
school community. He waka eke noa. We're all in this together.
The defibrillator is open to all of our beautiful community of Pyes
Pa now from the man who organised it himself - none other than
the one and only Nigel Mckerras.

The defibrillator is easy to operate with simple instructions
included in the red bag inside the secure yellow box. If you find
the need to use the defibrillator be sure to call 111 as instructed
on the yellow box. They will give instructions on the access code
and how to operate the device until help arrives.

In Week 1 of Term 4, we will be celebrating our agricultural
and horticultural heritage with a number of fun activities. Over
the school holidays and first week of Term 4, students are invited
to prepare a range of items. These items need to come to school
for display and/or judging on Thursday 21 October, animals will
be judged including calves, lambs, and goats. Any animals to be
entered must be pre-registered, this is on the Thursday of Week
1 Term 4. This is a great deal of fun.

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MONEY MATTER$ Companies and home office expenses

by Nikki Blake

In a recent article in “Agents Answers”, the Inland Revenue Department has stated that if a company uses a
home office that is the home of one of its shareholders, it will not be able to claim a deduction for the office
unless it has incurred the actual cost. This means that if a company’s shareholder or director runs the company’s
business through the home office and pays all expenses relating to the home office, the company has not
incurred any expense and cannot claim a deduction.

If this is you, to be able to continue to claim home office as an expense in your company accounts, you will
need to make payments from the company to your personal bank account to "reimburse" yourself as property
owners for the company use of the home office. It would also be a good idea to draw up a letter/agreement from
yourselves to the company allowing the company to use the office in your home. Talk to your Accountant or Tax
Advisor about how much your home office payments should be.

Under sCW 17 of the Income Tax Act 2007,
a reimbursement paid to an employee in
connection to their employment or service is
exempt income to the employee. Therefore, if
a company reimburses a shareholder
employee for the use of their home office, and
that office is used to fulfil their duties as a
shareholder employee, the payment will be
exempt income. (Note: Look-Through
Companies are a bit different so if you have
one of these, talk to your Accountant or Tax
Advisor)

(Source: Companies claiming home office
expenses, Agents Answers, Issue No 249,
September 2021

https://www.ird.govt.nz/about-us/
publications/newsletters-bulletins/agents-

answers/agents-answers-2021)

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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori by Nichelle Healy

This month we enjoyed taking part in celebrating Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori in
our centre. The Māori language, as our indigenous language,
is a unique taonga to be treasured and it was a real joy to
embrace te reo Māori and encourage our tamariki to grow and
nurture their bilingual values. On Rātū we learnt ngā tae
(colours) and on Rāmere our focus was ahua (shapes). There
was spray painting, rainbow collage, colour mixing and
blending, rainbow playdough, a colour hunt and lots of
puzzles and toys to help identify colours.

On Rāmere, we built on our ako and used coloured shapes
as a guide in our shape hunt. There was shape cutting on our
playdough table, shape puzzles, shape stamps and stencils in
paint and many shapes to explore in the collage area. We had
so many opportunities to learn and practise the names of the
colours and shapes. We encouraged our tamariki to identify
what colours and shapes they could find in the world around
them, what colours they were wearing, plus what shapes their
blocks and puzzles were. Finally, we enjoyed singing some of
our favourite waiata together.

This week was all about strengthening te reo and we all
learnt that there are many different languages and ways to
communicate what we see and do.

Our sessions run Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30 -12pm.
We are located next to Pyes Pa School, come along and join
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Sport is thriving at ACG Tauranga

Students at ACG Tauranga love their sport. In fact, according to a survey conducted
by Sport Bay of Plenty, ACG Tauranga has a higher percentage of students involved
in sport than any other school in the Bay.

“I believe that participating in sport at any level helps build relationships, resilience and teamwork skills,” says
Ian Shaw, ACG Tauranga’s Head of Sport, PE and Health. “In addition, it provides a dimension to school life that
enables students to express themselves, build confidence and self-esteem.”

The opportunity to participate in various teams, both competitively or purely for enjoyment, has meant that
sport is flourishing at ACG Tauranga. At primary level, students develop fundamental skills in a fun, yet
challenging, environment before moving into their lower secondary and senior years, where they have the chance
to represent the school in their chosen field.

And thanks to the increasing variety of
sporting codes available at the school now,
more students than ever before are
becoming involved.

“In 2021, we have increased our sports
teams in volleyball, hockey, futsal and
netball. This is in addition to having more
pupils compete than previously in both the
WaiBOP Athletics and BOPSS Swimming
Champs. And during the recent winter
leagues, and we had a total of 17 teams
representing our school colours.”

With some exceptional results already
this year and further growth of the sports
programme planned, students at ACG
Tauranga have a lot to look forward to in the
upcoming summer season.

To learn more about ACG
Tauranga, please visit

tauranga.acgedu.com

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FOOD GROWERS’ GROUP: Tauranga Meets on the first
Food Growers Group South Wednesday of the month
Casual friendly group in Pyes Pa Garden at Central Baptist Church
and Oropi for everyone Club Hall, cnr 13th Ave and
(beginner or expert) who
enjoys, or wants to grow, their Cameron Rd,1.30-3pm.
own fruit and veges:
Visitors are welcome.
17 Oct - Warren & Anita (Oropi
Gorge Road) Monthly speaker and friendly club.
For general information about the group please
contact Esme 543-3021 or Noni 579-4944 Ph Sue 027 413 0150

Taekwondo - Now at the Racecourse Greerton Hall Market

St Ledgers basement area Saturday October 09
Tauranga Racecourse
1383 Cameron Rd Saturday October 30
Training from 6pm - 7:30pm
Tuesday and Thursday Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac. Stalls
Ages from 7 and up inside/outside. Discounts for community
charity groups. Tea, coffee, snacks available.
For enquiries contact Brett Wright 0275 842 853 New stallholders always welcome. Stalls $12
or [email protected] per trestle table or outside space.

Tricia/Gary 543 1487, 027 908 2952

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Usually held on the last Sunday evening
of the month. All welcome.
Phone: 543 0434 for details

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Plantain a Plenty by Julia Sich, BA, Dip. Hort. (Distinction)

It’s uplifting to go into my spring garden and to see that it is bursting with new energy and growth. Narrow leaf
plantains are looking elegant with masses of tall flower stalks topped with bulrush shaped flower heads adorned
with yellow anthers that dance in the wind. The Buck’s horn plantains are sending up arching flower heads that I
find so attractive. I have some well-established plants now that provide nice greens for salads.

Plantains are globetrotters, having followed us to every continent. They are one of the most common and
numerous ‘weeds’ growing in our gardens and lawns. They’ve been around for centuries, are able to grow in
cracks and the harshest environments and survive. There are two main varieties – Narrow leaf or Plantago
lancelota (a perennial available all year) and Broad leaf Plantago major (also perennial but dies down in winter). I
have a third variety called Minutina or Buck’s horn plantain Plantago coronopus sold by Kings’ Seeds as a salad
vegetable. These are now self-seeding in my garden so I don’t have to re-sow anymore. This variety grows wild
near Paraparaumu beach where the plants were small, compact and sturdy. I could see salt had collected on
their leaves.

Traditionally plantain has been used as a herbal cure for wounds and sores, and for respiratory disorders
including asthma, whooping cough and bronchitis. It’s also excellent for treating bites – make a fresh spit poultice
by chewing up a leaf and applying it or rubbing it on mosquito bites. The results are impressive. The itching
quickly leaves and about 15 minutes later all sign of the bite has gone. Mashed leaves will also stop bleeding. I
heard of a woman using mashed plantain in the abscesses of her horses’ feet with huge success. Nothing else
had worked.

Plantain is also excellent for bee and wasp stings - as Shirley describes in feedback sent to me recently: "Last
night, I was hitching my trailer to the truck. Wasps had made a nest in the square tube of the trailer tongue. I was
stung 3 times on the pinky finger. Within minutes, my hand had swollen to my wrist. I was miserable with it all
night despite using cortisone cream. Today my nephew told me about using narrow leaf plantain. He picked a few
leaves for me. I chewed one and rubbed the spit and weed juice over my finger and hand, then ate a leaf. Within
15 minutes, the redness and itching was subsiding and the pain was gone. 4 hours later it was hurting a little so I
ate another leaf and I am comfortable again now. What a remarkable plant!!!!"

All plantain varieties are high in protein, crops of it being grown to fatten lambs, not to mention the protein they
can provide to us. They also contain vitamins C, E and K, boron, calcium, iron, magnesium, molybdenum,
potassium and sulphur.

Young leaves of all three varieties are good in smoothies and can be used finely chopped in salads. For variety
I blend just plantain leaves and strain the liquid, drinking the nourishing green juice and slathering the pulp on my
face for a 30-minute face
pack. I enjoy a cup of
plantain tea daily, made
with one leaf. Not only is
it very pleasant, it
supplies magnesium and
vitamin K, which can
ease muscle cramps.
Plantain tea is also
calming and soothing for
digestive complaints
including indigestion,
heartburn and IBS. This
is a valuable friend to
appreciate in our
gardens.

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Hi from Jane Nees,
Your Bay of Plenty Regional Councilor

Protecting our Marine Environment

Recently, I was fortunate to see a presentation by Professor Chris Battersill, Chair in Coastal Science at the
University of Waikato – a position that is funded by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. He outlined the
considerable growth and success of the Coastal Marine Centre in Tauranga and its research projects that
have huge potential to add value to the Bay of Plenty economy and environment.

He talked about the work underway to develop a marine spatial planning tool for Tauranga Harbour that has
potential to be used more widely in coastal marine areas. This is exciting because relatively little is known
about New Zealand’s marine species, but we do know that our oceans are under pressure and that there has
been a decline in biodiversity and habitat because of human activity. In addition, Government is signalling that
its proposed Spatial Planning Act (one of three intended to replace the Resource Management Act) will
include a requirement for marine spatial planning.

In the Bay of Plenty, this has been foreshadowed by a decision by the Environment Court, following an
appeal against the Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan. Regional Council was directed to
introduce rules to establish a Motiti Protection Area (MPA) because the Environment Court identified that the
biodiversity and cultural values of these reefs were particularly special and needed protection. This marine
protection area is the only one of its kind in Bay of Plenty and the decision a first for New Zealand.

The MPA is now in place, meaning people can no longer take any kind of marine life from the three offshore
reef areas surrounding Motiti Island. Now that the rules are operative, Regional Council staff will be out on the
water with a focus on making sure that people understand the rules and why they are in place.

In addition, the Regional Council has been working with dive clubs to find a way to allow safe anchoring in
the area. Anchoring risks damaging the vulnerable plants and animals that the rules have been introduced to
protect. Guidelines on anchoring are available on the Regional Council website and anyone wanting to visit
the area is asked to please check them out to see how people can anchor safely at the reefs without causing
damage.

For more information on the Motiti Protection Area please visit www.boprc.govt.nz/mpa 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.

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Kerbside grace period wrapping up handles (red and black handles).
“If your PAYT tag doesn’t go on properly it won’t
Council’s kerbside collection grace period will wrap up
this week following a 10-week education programme. come off properly. It seems that a few people are
peeling off all of the backing for the PAYT tags, and the
Western Bay of Plenty District Council put the grace tags are sticking to bin handles. The tag must break
period in place to give residents time to learn and adjust free and fall into the truck on collection.”
to the new rubbish and recycling service and pay-as-
you-throw (PAYT) tag system following the 1 July start Gary’s how-to for attaching PAYT tags
date. In this period contractors have been applying 1. Loop your PAYT tag through the black and red
educational red tags to bins with a PAYT tag that is handles together on the side of the bin.
attached incorrectly, providing a helpful guide for people 2. Peel off the orange circle for joining the tag.
to refer to. 3. Join the front and back circles by sticking to the
‘stick here’ circle.
Council’s Deputy CEO and Group Manager 4. Place your bin on the kerbside by 7am on
Infrastructure Services, Gary Allis says “Our wider collection day.
Western Bay whānau really stepped up to the Please do not
challenge. Over the last 10 weeks we’ve seen the - Loop through only one handle
majority of our residents grow to understand how the - Peel off all of the backing
service works. So, it’s time to transition into what will be Bins will not be collected if:
our standard service.” Bins are filled incorrectly. If you are not sure what
item goes in which bin, use our item search finder
Up until now red tagged bins were still emptied, but (https://kerbsidecollective.co.nz/item-search/)
from Monday 27 September, we will transition to a The driveway is blocked or hidden by trees.
service where bins with incorrectly fitted (and missing) Waste in bags or boxes beside bins.
PAYT tags won’t be emptied. Initially, educational tags Your pay-as-you-throw tag is not attached correctly.
will still be placed on non-compliant bins to let residents For example, it is only looped through one handle
know why and to demonstrate how to use the PAYT tag instead of the red and black handle.
correctly. This will be phased out after two weeks. Bins are not Western Bay of Plenty District Council
bins or are third party bins.
Gary says, “We had a nice, long educational period
where we expected residents to learn as they went
along and they’ve done a great job, but there is always
room to improve.”
Gary says applying PAYT tags correctly has been a
sticking point “If you are putting your red lid rubbish bin
out for collection you must have purchased a single use
PAYT tag and attach it by looping it through the two

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THREE GREAT REASONS

THE PEOPLE

THE EQUIPMENT GREERTON LIONS CLUB
“serving our community”
THE PRODUCT
The club is seeking
THE PRODUCT 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

252383 Maleme Street Tauranga
Telephone 541 – 2565
www.supacrete.co.nz

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Biggest Loser is back for 2021! by July Hebbel

Is your cat or dog the Bay’s Biggest Loser? After the success of last year, our Healthy Weight Management
Program is back for another year.

Are you concerned about how your cat or dog’s weight is affecting their overall health? Tauranga, Te Puna,
Katikati and Papamoa Village Vets want to help your pets live happier and healthier lives by addressing the major
health issue that is obesity in our animals.

Starting in October, all cats and dogs in the Bay of
Plenty are invited to participate in The Biggest Loser
Healthy Weight Management Program, a program
designed to manage healthy weight loss in a supportive
and educated way over 12 weeks, all the while taking
home numerous milestone prizes and having the chance
to win some major grand prizes.

Prizes include food vouchers, free nail clips, pet toys
and more. At the end of the program, one cat and one
dog will be crowned ‘The Biggest Loser’ and each will
receive a $500 clinic credit. The overall grand prize
winner (selected randomly) wins a holiday on us with a
$500 Bachcare® voucher!

The Managing Director, David McDonnell, says that,
although the program comes with all the bells and
whistles of freebies and prizes, it really comes down to
the overall wellness of your pet. “Making the decision to
invest your time and thought into the health of your pet
should be commended,” he says.

Sign your cat or dog up to our Biggest Loser 12 week
Healthy Weight Management Program today! It’s free to
register. Participants have until October 11th to sign up.
Call us on 0800 838 7267 if you need further information.

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From new builds, alterations to remedial plaster and Come in and see your local mechanic
painting.
WOF Brakes 07 571 5220
Certified and qualified LBP for exterior plastering
Interior painting, skimming Tyres Tune-ups 41B Whiore Ave
The Lakes
23 years experience, 20 years working in the Bay of Plenty. Servicing Electrical
Proud to be local Welding Batteries Paul & Leoni
Trailer repairs Breakdowns
Dan 020 4736337 (render)
Email: [email protected] [email protected]

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OROPI AND PYES PA by Noni Parr
FOOD GROWERS GROUP

Who doesn’t enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables, especially if we grow it ourselves? Do you:

 Have or want to have a home garden?

 Have an idea about beginning your own garden?

 Have a desire to get to know more and learn about growing food?

 Have an interest in food growth and production?

 Have knowledge and/or suggestions you like to share?

 Have a large/commercial operation?

 Enjoy meeting and chatting to locals?

Come and join us - we are a casual friendly group, meeting on the third Sunday of each month to share ideas

about growing food. Our get-together includes observation, discussion about home-grown food and gardening

(techniques, hints, what works and why we did such and such) and an afternoon tea.
Thankyou to Jenny & Allan for hosting our get-together this month. We had such a lovely welcome,

particularly by all of the tui in the kowhai tree at the front door! Jenny and Allan have lived at their

property for only 18 months; the vege gardens (including shade house) are so prolific that they are
self-sustaining, as well as keeping family and friends supplied with fresh vegetables. There are some

fruit trees, including espaliered figs and grapes. Allan has plans for landscaping one particular area
to become orchard, food forest and also a native tree area. We were shown around the plastic house.

There are 130 passionfruit vines growing here as well as fig trees, which Allan has pruned to become

espaliered for ease of picking, blueberries and green & red grapes. Outside, as well as the vege
gardens, and fruit trees, the 3 chickens were doing their best to wreak havoc in all of the gardens.

Next Meeting: Warren & Anita (Oropi Gorge Road)
Sunday, 17th October, 2.00pm

Sunday, 21st November 2.00pm Maureen & Jean ( Joyce Road)

If you have any queries, please email or call:
Noni Parr

[email protected] Ph: 579 4944

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Phone 07 543 3830 P O Box 810
Mobile Tauranga 3140
Email 021 740 121 New Zealand

[email protected]

Garment Alteration Salon For all your General Engineering requirements,
Repairs & maintenance, Site welding, Structural,
Clothing Repairs and Alterations
Gates & fencing. Plate cutting & folding
Deborah Baker - 07 578 6662 General Engineering
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Piccadilly Arcade
Tauranga Unit l, 61 Maleme Street, Greerton
Phone 07 541 1277 Mobile 027 256 4250

Fax 07 541 1278

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