Pyes Pa Newsletter Jul 2022

TChoemPmyuensiPtya

NEWSLETTER

July/Hūrae 2022

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

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Rolled Roasted Lamb
Loin For Matariki

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Residential Care
Subsidy

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Queensland arrowroot

Page 19
Changes to How You
Pay Your Rates

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Blast the Cold

Deadline for August 2022 Issue: Friday, Jul 29

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Pyes Pa Foodie

Rolled Roasted Lamb Loin for Matariki

Stuffing

1 bunch Silverbeet, a small one, leaves

only (Main)

5 Dates, pitted and chopped

1 Spring onion, chopped

1 handful Mint, a large one, leaves

picked

1 clove Garlic, crushed in ½ tsp salt

1 knob Fresh ginger, a small one,

grated

1 tsp Smoked paprika

1 tsp Cumin

1 Lime, zest and juice

1 drizzle Extra virgin olive oil

2 Sausages, the meat squeezed

out from the casings (Main)

¼ cup Panko breadcrumbs

Lamb

250g Lamb backstraps, or striploin (Main)

Directions

1. To make the stuffing: Blanch the silverbeet leaves (discard the stems) in boiling, salted

water until just tender. Refresh in cold water, squeeze dry and chop roughly .

2. Add silverbeet to food processor with finely chopped dates, spring onion, mint leaves,

crushed garlic, ginger, smoked paprika, cumin, the lime zest and juice and some fresh black

pepper. Add a glug of olive oil and blitz to combine into a chunky paste. Add to a bowl with the

sausage meat and the panko crumbs. Mix together well.

3. Using a sharp knife, open out a lamb blackstrap or striploin carefully onto a large sheet of

plastic wrap. Fold over the wrap and bash out the meat gently to form a large flat

"schnitzel" (approximately 27x20cm).

4. Press the stuffing across the meat, roll neatly into a log, tucking in the ends as you go, and

secure it with cooking twine. Chill until ready to roast.

5. To cook, season the roll with salt and pepper, sear in a hot grill pan to colour all over, then

roast in a hot oven (200-220°C) for 20-30 minutes until cooked through. Remove, cover and

rest for 5 minutes before removing twine and slicing on the diagonal to serve.

6. Serve with oven-baked potato or kumara skins, fresh asparagus and a hearty salad. You

can also chill and slice it cold, to serve with pickles, chutneys, cheese and fresh bread for a

ploughman's lunch.

Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/eatwell/recipes/rolled-roasted-lamb-loin/7GKAOYQRYTZVRVBHLKTC5ITEPU/

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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 August 2022 Issue: Friday, Jul 29

Hello everyone
When I was working in Canberra, I had a colleague who had the surname “Chapman”. His father was the Weather Presenter on the
local TV channel. Someone commented to his father that his surname was sexist because it had the word “man” in it so, the next night
after the completion of the forecast, he signed off with “I am Bill Chap-person”.

Then another clever person pointed out that “Chap” was also a sexist word. He followed that up by signing off with “I am Bill Person-
person”. Some colleague of Bill noted that “son” is sexist. From then on, Bill signed of with “I am Bill Perthing-perthing”. Maybe Bill
should have been presenting the Weatheir seeing that the “her” in “Weather” could be sexist.
That happened in 1975 - has anything improved with Political Correctness during the intervening forty seven years?

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We were taking some sheep to the market recently. We had to stop just down the road from our house and then we could not restart
the car. While I walked home to get our trusty ute to do a jump-start, several people stopped to offer some help to Lorra (I expect that
they were locals).

On my way home, I passed a couple of electricians that were working on a project near the roadside. I asked them if they had some
jumper-leads. “Nah, mate” was the curt reply, indicating a complete lack of interest in helping me - I expect that they were “townies”.
It is good to see that the community spirit still exists in the rural areas of Tauranga.

Keep safe
Clyde

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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

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By Oona and Georgia

With the end of term just around the corner, things like the school Hangi and Cross Country are getting ticked
off the to-do list and families are planning their holidays. Winter sports are in the middle of the Saturday morning
chaos.

The school Cross Country was a great success and team spirit was seen on the field with students and
parents cheering. We are very proud of all our students that conquered the steep hill of our Cross Country
course. As well, many students attend the West Cluster and, if they placed in the top 7, they went to the
Western Bay competition - a few students even got through to the Bay of Plenty Cross Country champs.

Every year, a line of students snakes around the school in line for a warm Hangi to bring home for their
supper. The Hangi consists of pork, chicken, stuffing, coleslaw, pumpkin, potatoes and kumara. It is amazing
the flavour you get from cooking in the ground. This was well supported by Grant Rānui who is always willing to
help and share his knowledge. We thank Pak’n Save Tauriko for their generous support and supplying a great
deal of free items.

As well as this delicious treat, we had the BOP Steamers staff come to our school to work hard all day on our
gardens, supporting Hangi and they supplied a free sausage sizzle for all of the students who would like one, as
well as an amazing lolly scramble.

Last week we had Support Staff Week; this means that we can take time to
thank our amazing support staff as they really do a wonderful job.

On Thursday 16th of June, our Year 3 & 4 basketball players made their way
to the Trust Power Arena for a fun day of basketball. The team did really well,
although they had some tough games. The teams had a blast playing
basketball with their friends all day. It must have been so much fun.

Pyes Pā students went to the 158th commemoration of the battle of Te
Ranga this week. We met at the battlefield of Te Ranga to perform a song with
other schools, plant trees and have a kai at Aquinas College. This was a
special event for Pyes Pā School.

As usual, Pyes Pa School is being its amazing self.
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MONEY MATTER$ Residential Care Subsidy

by Nikki Blake

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has strict widely defined and includes NZ Super, Veteran’s
means and income assessments to determine whether pension or any other benefit, 50% of private super
someone is eligible to receive the Residential Care payments, 50% of life insurance annuities, overseas
Subsidy (RCS) if they need to go into long-term full- government pensions, contributions from relatives,
time care in a hospital or rest home. The calculations interest income, investment, business or employment
can be complicated so there is no easy answer, and income and income or payments from a trust or estate.
every client’s situation will be different. Note: war disablement pensions and spouse/partners
Applying for the RCS is a two-step process. The first employment income are exempt. Also exempt is
step is the means assessment. There are two threshold income from assets under the following thresholds:
options: a) $1,114 – single person (as of 1 July 2022)
1 Threshold A: $256,554 (as of 1 July 2022) which b) $2,228 – couple both in care (as of 1 July 2022)
includes family home & car c) $3,341 -couple, only one in care (as of 1 July
2 Threshold B: $140,495 (as of 1 July 2022) which 2022)
excludes family home & car. This option is NOT If your income is over the thresholds, then you won’t
available if both spouses/partners require care. qualify for RCS under the income assessment.
“Assets” counted for the means assessment include: A lot of clients with Trusts ask me if they would be
home & vehicle (unless using Threshold B), cash & eligible to receive the RCS. When a Trust is involved
savings, investments & shares, life insurance policies the MSD will consider: deprivation of assets,
with a surrender value, loans (including to family trusts), deprivation of income and gifting. Was gifting over the
other vehicles, boats & campervans, investment $27,000pa annual threshold? Was income paid on
properties & other property. Note: personal belongings, settlors and family loans? What was the value of “free
jewellery & household furniture aren’t included. Pre- accommodation” in property owned by a Trust?
paid funeral expenses of up to $10,000 each held in a If you or a family member are looking to apply for a
recognised funeral plan are also excluded. RCS I recommend reaching out to a trusted
If your asset value is over the Threshold, then you professional advisor to help you with the application
won’t qualify for RCS under the means assessment. process.
The next step is the income assessment. Income is

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Pendergrast Memorial Heritage Trust Park bridge and 2 culverts to cross the
small creek safely. More walking
A number of people in the district would have known, or heard of, tracks are planned. The Bay of
the late Jim Pendergrast, a local Mangatoi Rd farmer and Plenty Regional Council has been a
conservationist, but you are probably unaware that he gifted a great source of support, through
large piece of land to the public. advice and planting subsidies.

The Pendergrast Memorial Heritage Trust (PMHT) Park is a 21 The adjacent Ōtanewainuku State
hectare (52 acre) tract of land donated by Jim in honour of the Forest comprises a large area of
memory of his beloved wife Ngaire. The Park is situated at 698 native bush which has an active predator management program in
Mangatoi Rd, and his intent was to create a conservation space for place. Kiwi and Kokako have been released there and are
educating young people about our natural environment. A place breeding successfully. The planting of native bush and pest
where young and old can enjoy the outdoors and forest as much management at the Park will enable a forest corridor to be created
as he did. between Ōtanewainuku and the forested gorges of the Te
Rerenga stream enabling the native birds to migrate between
Around 15 hectares of the Park is native bush, with a planting these large tracts of native bush. In the future, as the park facilities
programme in place to re-forest another 4 hectares. Around 2 are developed, school students and members of the public will be
hectares of flat land will be left as grassland to allow for the able to walk the bush paths through the regenerating bush.
development of buildings, car parking and to provide a clean and
environmentally friendly campsite for the benefit of schools, The Park Trustees are always looking for additional Volunteers
universities, and the public. to help with planting, track clearing, tree releasing and general
maintenance. If you are interested in helping develop this local
Before passing away, Jim put a group of Trustees in charge of resource, then contact the Park Secretary on [email protected]
the Park and its development. Slowly but surely, with the help of and they will put you on the seasonal Newsletter
Toi Ohomai conservation students, local schools and businesses subscription list so you will get to know when work-parties
and other organisations that donate time and equipment, the park are being organised. Regular updates are also posted on
is taking shape. The planting plan started in late 2019, with 2900 the PMHT Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/
young natives planted, and since then another 2000 plants have
been planted. A kilometre of tracks have been formed, with a Pendergrast-Memorial-Heritage-Park-105877107535933/

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Messy Play by Nichelle Healy

This term, our tamariki have enjoyed trying out a DINGOS R RUSS
number of different messy play activities. We
have tried activities like fake snow, moon dough,  LANDSCAPING
setting up a beach, potion making, creating  TRENCHING
streams and lakes in our sand pit, and finger  AUGER WORK
painting. Our tamariki love getting their hands  BUCKET WORK
dirty, trying out new textures, experimenting with  FIREWOOD DELIVERY
mixing and moulding, and exploring different ways
to dig and build.

As they play they are learning how to problem
solve, developing their fine and gross motor skills,
building their hand-eye coordination, and so much
more. A highlight has definitely been one of our
tamariki creating easter eggs out of walnuts that
he rolled in different coloured paint, what a
wonderful and creative imagination he has! These
activities have attracted all our tamariki from our
infants to our 4 year olds. It has been a great
opportunity for our younger ones to observe and
learn from our older ones and for our older ones
to teach our younger ones by playing alongside
them.

Our sessions run Tuesdays and Fridays from
9:30 -12pm. We are located next to Pyes Pa
School, come along and join the fun, we offer the
first three visits for free!

Phone Russell: 0274 390 471
07 544 6209
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ACG Tauranga’s new library is an outstanding addition
to the school

The ACG Tauranga library opened to great fanfare and acclaim last month, and
Librarian Heather Grey couldn't wait to welcome students and their families to this
modern, custom-designed facility.

"It's a very open, bright and welcoming space with well thought-out furniture and shelving and massive sliding
doors opening onto the school field," explains Heather. "There are two large window boxes that students will be
able to sit in and read. They look very inviting, and we have some squashy, oversized cushions coming soon to
make them even cosier”.

"I believe that it's very important for students to have access to an in-school library because, apart from the
chance to get lost in a book, the library allows students to expand their knowledge and develop empathy," she
continues. "Reading about someone else,
laughing with them, and crying with them is
an incredibly powerful exercise. In addition,
studies show that students with access to a
school library do better across all areas of the
curriculum."

As an avid book lover, Heather has the
following suggestions to enable students to
make the most of this amazing new library.

"The best advice I can give is to encourage
students to make use of the most essential
resource in the library – me! I buy, catalogue,
and handle every book, so I know the
collection (and what's in it) better than the
computer. If something is missing, then talk to
me as I might be able to order it or find a
resource online.”

To learn more about ACG
Tauranga, please visit

tauranga.acgedu.com

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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 at Central Baptist Church
Casual friendly group in Pyes Pa Club Hall, cnr 13th Ave and
and Oropi for everyone
(beginner or expert) who Cameron Rd,1.30-3pm.
enjoys, or wants to grow, their
own fruit and veges: Visitors are welcome.

Next meet: Sunday 17 Jul - at 2pm Monthly speaker and friendly club.

For general information about the group and Ph Sue 027 413 0150
details of next meet please contact Christine
0274034757 or Jenny 0272036220 Greerton Hall Market

Taekwondo - Now at the Racecourse Sat urday July 09

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Tuesday and Thursday charity groups. Tea, coffee, snacks available.
Ages from 7 and up New stallholders always welcome. Stalls $12
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For enquiries contact Brett Wright 0275 842 853
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Please drop donations off to:
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Queensland arrowroot by Julia Sich, BA, Dip. Hort. (Distinction)

Recently, I discovered a plant that I was given several years ago is not tapioca as I was told but Queensland
arrowroot Canna edulis. I planted it in the back corner of the garden and forgot about it. I did notice it sent up very
tall stems 2 - 3m tall with big banana-like leaves. This year one stem had a bright red flower that looked like
canna flowers. The plants have formed a dense patch of rhizomes. Research reveals my leafy perennial is in the
Canna family. Arrowroot is called Achira in Peru where it was domesticated 5000 years ago.

Tapioca on the other hand is a starch extracted from roots (quite different from those on my plants) of the
cassava plant Manihot esculenta - also known as manioc. It gets more interesting because the term Arrowroot is
the name used for starch obtained from rhizomes of several tropical plants, traditionally Maranta arundinacea,
Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia and tapioca – often labelled arrowroot. Polynesian arrowroot or pia
Tacca leontopetaloides, and Japanese arrowroot Pueraria lobate also called kudzu are used in similar ways.
Kudzu is a very invasive smothering ‘weed’ in the US and we have four sites in the Bay of plenty controlled by the
council.

The common Canna Canna indica is also edible but has thin, smaller rhizomes and is grown for the flowers.
Morag Gamble in Queensland shares the many virtues of Arrowroot on YouTube. It’s her favourite plant in her
permaculture garden. She cuts and drops it for mulch as well as fodder for sheep, pigs, donkeys and chickens.
Once the chickens have broken down the leaves and mixed in their droppings Morag puts it on her raised beds. It
can be planted for shelter from wind and for shade and is fast growing, but is frost tender and dies down in
winter. My tall stems have all fallen over and I’ll cut them up for mulch. It is easy to propagate by separating a
stem or rhizome off the main plant. My plants have made a dense patch making the rhizomes hard to dig out.
To use a rhizome, detach it from the base of the stem. They don’t keep well off the plant so harvest as needed.
The scales on the outside need to be peeled off and then young rhizomes are cut up and boiled. They’re sweet
but fibrous. To obtain arrowroot, the root is rasped to a pulp, then washed and strained to get rid of the fibres.
The resulting starch is very digestible and used as a thickener in sauces and gravies for those with a gluten
intolerance. It is also in very large grains seen easily with the naked eye, about three times the size of potato
starch grains. The rhizomes contain about 25% starch. The starch is high in potassium, low in calcium and
phosphorus. The young leaves can also be eaten as a green vegetable and contain at least 10% protein.
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Hi from Jane Nees,
Your Bay of Plenty Regional Councilor

Changes to How You Pay Your Rates

From July 2022, the BoPRC is changing how it collects your rates.  We will be able to be more consistent with our rates remission
Since the Regional Council was established in 1989, our rates and postponement policies across the region. Previously the
have been invoiced and collected on our behalf by the seven city remission policies of each local authority applied to Regional
and district councils across the region. Our rates were just a Council rates resulting in inequities across the region.

couple of lines on the bottom of the local authority rates invoice.  By collecting rates directly, we will create efficiencies in our
We have noticed that this has caused a lack of understanding rates collection across the region – the estimate is about $6
about what people get for their Regional Council rates and has million of cost efficiencies over 10 years.
generated confusion about the responsibilities of Regional Council While it will mean that ratepayers will be paying two rates bills,
and of the local authorities. our aim is to make the whole process as simple and easy to
So, after a lot of investigation and much planning, for the understand and use as possible. The Regional Council will be

2022/23 financial year and going forwards, the BoPRC will be sending out one invoice a year, in late September. This invoice
invoicing ratepayers directly for our rates. will be due for payment by the end of October, but we encourage
The benefits for our ratepayers are: ratepayers to decide what would work for them and, if they contact
 They will see more of the work the Regional Council does and the BoPRC before 20 October to set up a payment plan, there will
understand how their rates pay for that work. Council will be be no penalties for late payment. The rate payments will be able

able to include more information about what we do and the to be paid in a range of ways and be spread across the following
benefits we provide for the region and the environment through year on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis via direct debit.
our rates. Council will also be able to be more transparent and You will be able to find out more information by ringing our
accountable to ratepayers on what they get for their rates. For Contact Centre on 0800 884 880 or by going online at https/
example, they will see that, on average, their rates bill is www.boprc.govt.nz/rates. From here you can also get further
reduced by around $350 because of the dividend we receive information or arrange to receive your rates notice via email if that

from our investments in Quayside Holding Ltd and the Port of suits you.
Tauranga. This provides all ratepayers with a direct benefit from If you have any views on this or any other issue, please contact
these investments. me on [email protected] or ring me on 07 579-5150.

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A practical guide to becoming a

true pun master

1. Accept that no pun is actually Good, but that the
true nature of a good pun is to be so terrible that it
becomes good.
2. Say every pun that occurs to you. I'm so serious
about this. sometimes the puns that are received
the best will be ones you considered not saying.
3. ALWAYS laugh at your own puns, even if nobody
else is. (especially if nobody else is).
4. Know that you are hilarious. puns are a limitless
resource and you have taken it as your duty to bring
this gift to humanity. You are a hero.

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Come along to Te Puke Memorial hall on Saturday
2 July and support RRR-rescue, revive, rehome.
This rescue has one big fundraiser to raise funds
for neglected, sick and needy animals that come
into their care. It has been a hard and long 6
months with over 70 felines, 250 canines and 50
horses coming into the rescue.. This charity relies
totally on the goodwill of people’s donations to care
for all these animals.

This event will have something for everyone from
business’s selling pet products, pet grooming and
photography to second hand goods, cake stall,
face painting, adoptions board and visiting animals.
RRR -rescue
would love to
invite all those
supporters on
their social
media pages
to come along
and meet the
RRR team,
have fun and a
chat about the
love for
animals.

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Blast the Cold On the up-side, taking a three-minute cold shower is
one of the best cardiovascular “work-outs” one can do!
I don’t remember minding winter. No child seems to It’s all about breath, blood flow and being fit enough to
notice the cold much. The blood runs fast and fluid. In hack it, right? Other than the first short gasp when the
teenage-dom, where style is everything except
water first hits, deep breathing and/or howling operatics
practical, these days, one can see many a freezing
are the aim and getting the intercostal muscles
body out on the streets soaked in high fashion. At
between each rib going. The blood withdraws from the
some point, though, the cold creeps into the front of extremities of the hands and feet toward the core and
our minds as we take a turn toward adulthood and,
vital organs, regulating the inner temperature then
sooner or later, find ourselves adverse to the
swooshes all the way back to them when it’s done. It’s
fluctuating weather suddenly. We become less tolerant like a spring-clean of the plumbing for blood and one
in mood and physique and less exposed to it as our definitely feels brighter and more alert for it!
time is spent more stationary and indoors. It’s a tough
A similar idea can be applied to the day. You don’t
thing to crack and requires a little of the adventurous have to sit huddled and stiff for hours in the cold on
spirit and wilful mind to embrace the less comfortable your laptop. Instead, taking a brisk few minutes outside
chill. It’s our animal nature to seek comfort and ease. with no coat or hat gets the breath wider, the hairs
At 19 years old, I was warned of the dreadful English standing on end and a drip on the end of your nose
winters and got myself a pair of lined, waterproof
before returning in to the warm. These pocket
overalls for the Cornish milking shed. Having come
moments of temperature changes are invaluable to a
from a single-glazed, wooden house with draughts and sleepy immune system brightening up.
creaks and one wood stove to heat the living area, I
It doesn’t take much once we’re doing it, but to
actually found the British winter too hot. The overalls choose to do it is where the hump lies. Our animal
never got worn and it was the first time in my life that I nature is built for comfort and ease because we are
welcomed a cold shower after coming in from milking. predators. Watch your cat and you’ll see how it goes
But slowly, I became accustomed to finding a narrow from the cat bowl to the couch. Observe a deer and
margin of temperature acceptable.
they’ll always be monitoring their surroundings for
A few years later, Wim Hof took the stage with his threat. The difference between the human and animal
record-breaking times in ice water and incredible feats is that we have the frontal lobe of our brain and the
through snow with shorts on. Cold showers were back ability to override such instinct. Perhaps that’s why
in fashion, this time with a whole new understanding of we’ve become reliant on scientific evidence to tell us
how it affected the body. What Wim discovered through what’s good for us as our environment no longer
his courageous efforts and scientific research is that provides the challenges necessary to keep us growing
exposing oneself to cold allows the body to adapt so and healthy. Otherwise we might just go from house to
that whatever it is exposed to on a regular basis
car to shop.
becomes the new norm. To build tolerance, one
If there are other factors like chronic stress, ill-health
requires exposure to it.
or physical limitations that restrict one’s ability or evoke
But here’s the crux, why would we want to? For one, some fear around the whole cold thing just remember
it doesn’t feel good. Two, we no longer need that
big rewards come in small packages. It’s not about
capacity to survive now that our houses are verging on jumping in ice or getting the best cardiovascular work-
triple-glazed kingdoms, cars have pot-belly stoves for outs while you wash, it’s about sparking the curiosity to
our bottoms and warmth is but a remote control away. explore and doing it your way. Making one simple
The problem is, we have an immune system designed change to embrace the cold is all that matters because
for challenges. Wim Hof found an innate ability in the it comes from a changed mind-set, a new perspective.
human body to embrace the cold without it being a
That’s what counts, eh. Then there are as many ways
threat to our health (within limits, eh). Things like cold of doing it as there are books in the library and, like all
and hot temperatures, lack of food or water and
good things in life, we find out as we go along. The
physical exertion are examples of natural stresses that cold is a great teacher and perhaps more of a friend
we bump into inevitably in life and, every time we do, than we give it credit for.
our regulatory system chugs up and starts countering Margaret Dewes
the effect. It gets a work-out. And we all know how
ConTact C.A.R.E Practitioner and Movement Facilitator
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growing understanding that, to stay healthy, our

immune system needs a work-out just like we do

and by mod-coddling it with air conditioning isn’t

actually letting it do its job. In fact, science whispers

that it may be contributing to auto-immune diseases,

where the immune system starts attacking itself

because there’s nothing much going on. This is an

interesting phenomenon. I can well imagine the

warrior cooped up at home with the tv on and a

bored knife chipping away at the table and chairs…

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Dental disease in cats and dogs By Dr Nina Bos

One of the most common problems we see in small animals is dental disease. Most owners do not realise that
their pet’s teeth are in less-than-optimal condition and we usually pick these problems up during visits for other
reasons. It is common for the vet to say something along the lines of “I know this isn’t why you’re here today but
Fluffy could do with a dental”.

Animals are very good at hiding dental pain and discomfort and many will continue to eat despite having
considerable gum inflammation, tooth infections, or broken or loose teeth. Signs you might see include bad
breath, eating on one side, preferring soft food, drooling, or facial swelling. Dental disease can make animals
unwell or worsen other health conditions.

The nature of cats and dogs means we cannot just say “open up” – it is therefore quite difficult to get an
accurate idea of what is going on in an animal’s mouth, especially at the back. We also cannot see what is going
on under the gum line. We therefore use general anaesthesia to assess the mouth fully. At this point, we can take
full mouth x-rays and probe the teeth for pockets. These tests can tell us if there is bone loss, leading to loose
and painful teeth. As a rule of thumb, we can see one third of the problems in the consult room, one third of the
problems with the animal under anaesthetic, and one third of the problems from x-rays.

By the time most animals are presented to us for dentals they are older and have quite bad teeth. This means
that they end up needing much longer procedures, up to five hours, which can be hard on their bodies, not to
mention hard on the wallet. You
wouldn’t go for five years without
brushing your teeth or going to the
dentist and, similarly, cats and dogs
need regular dental care to minimize
the need for long dental procedures
later in life.

If you have any questions or
concerns regarding the dental health
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Take some time out from the madness
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hours of mindful mosaics

Classes are held at 824A Pyes Pa Road
For more information on available
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OROPI AND PYES PA by Christine
FOOD GROWERS GROUP 0274034757

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.

Our June visit was to a town section overlooking a reserve in Ohauiti. This section has been
transformed into an edible, sustainable garden, with two family chooks to add to the mix. A
discussion took place about raspberries. First establish whether you have a summer or autumn
fruiting type. For summer fruiting, prune back last season’s growth now and for an autumn
fruiting varieties prune canes near to ground level and retrain new shoots as they grow.

Blueberries were under cover. Blueberries (in their native habitat) grow naturally in a semi
shaded position, although NZ cultivars are grown in full sun usually. They do better with no
fertiliser but with plenty of mulch and water in the summer months. Untreated sawdust is an
option.

Asparagus. It is time to cut off yellow leaves now and remember it is best to not harvest new
plants for three years.

In a warm spot under the eaves, Turmeric and edible ginger were doing well in sandy well-
drained soil. Turmeric rhizomes can be bought from your greengrocer.

Other subjects discussed were strawberries that were still fruiting. Strawberry plants last about
two years. Replant runners from the older plants at this stage. These were mulched with plenty of
barley straw.

Espaliered fruit trees were doing well on the front boundary and advice was given on which
branches to tie down and prune now.

If you'd like to share your successes - and failures - and learn from others, come and join us!

Sunday 17 July - mid-winter get together, Sunday 21 August 2pm

To find out more or to join us, please contact Christine 0274034757 [email protected] or
Jenny 0272036220 [email protected]

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STpeacReassnga Historic Reserve Reprinted from June 2015

Redevelopment of the land where the Battle of Te Ranga took place is underway with plans to create a special place of remembrance
and storytelling.

pSroPckleasnissn.tonreystorme thae ryesebrvee, neaar thhe ecoarnelrtohf Pyiess PsauRoead and Joyce Road, were developed during the Te Papa Spatial Plan
The Pukehinahina Charitable Trust, in partnership with Ngāi Tamarāwaho, received funding from Tauranga City Council as part of an
initiative to upgrade the historic site and provide more opportunities for the community to engage with the stories of Tauranga Moana.

The Battle of Te Ranga took place on 21 June 1864 and was seen as an act of retaliation from British forces after their defeat at the
Battle of Gate Pā the previous month.

Māori defenders, made up of local and other iwi from around the North Island suffered heavy losses during the battle.
Each year a commemoration is held at the site where a marker was placed in 1964 to mark 100 years since the battle took place.
The Tauranga City Council Director of Places and Spaces, Paul Dunphy, says that there’s potential to create a site of national
significance. “With the site being quite spacious, there’s an opportunity to pull together many elements for the community to
commemorate the event and to learn about this part of the city’s history,” says Paul. With initial funding secured, a waharoa and
tomokanga (gatehouse), carpark, walkway, and signage can be developed, and work
is underway to form a bund (embankment) and begin hillside planting. Carvings,
additional walkways, information panels and a covered structure near the existing
marker are also planned once additional funding is sourced. “This had a major impact
for the history of Tauranga but the site in its current condition doesn’t reflect its
importance. We want to change that and capture the potential of the area. “Once the
work is complete, this will be an educational place and a quiet recreational space not
only for locals but for domestic and international visitors”. Tauranga residents are
encouraged to get involved in the project too, with a community planting weekend
underway currently. Tauranga City Council allocated $531,000 for the project through
the Long-Term Plan (LTP), and a further $114,000 was provided for site preparation,
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