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Summers here and I know what you are all thinking.

Wouldnt it be cool to walk on mud?

No-one has really mastered the art of walking on mud.

Some people have been walking on water for a couple of thousand years. Thats all old-hat and the odd frontier explorer gured out that snow shoes could keep a bloke plodding on the mountains in winter.

But really, has anyone gured out how to cross the Maketu Estuary at low tide, or stride out on the Welcome Bay mud ats, or sneak up on a pipi off Tanners Point?

Mud shoeWell, maybe. My family folklore

has it that an old mate of my Dad, Colin Lee, invented the worlds rst mud shoe. Colin was one of those legendary gures of my upbringing. He devised a pair of mudshoes made from a couple of planks of plywood and a pair of dog collars on each, to strap onto the feet.

The idea was that the Lee Mudshoe would propel a ounder sherman across the vast expanses of the harbour mud ats, without the Mudshoe Pilot sinking to oblivion

in the quicksands of misad-venture.

Marvelling innovationAs a young fella we used

to marvel at the innovation of the dog collar mudshoe invention hanging on the basement wall at Paine St.

PioneeringI spent many moments pondering the

pioneering spirit of my father and his friend, inspired to conquer the vastness of the salt marshes with an ingenious invention that incorporated the best of Kiwi ingenuity with some particularly at wood. I have no idea what the dogs thought of the concept, except that they must have left feeling particularly naked while their collars were requisi-tioned for the greater good.

I mean, how proud would a Hunta-way be, locked away in his farm kennel,

Mastering a mud-filled artthinking: My wardrobe has been instrumental in helping civilisation take one small step for man, one smallhang on, what was that? Felt like a ea. Let me scratch it with this leg, yes, over, over a bit .

Anyway, lets assume the dogs were down with the concept, and lived a full and happy life as a result. And that the mudshoes became a worldwide phenom-enon, a sort of Microsoft of the sixties, and propelled Colin Lee and my dad to fame and fortune and the cover of MudMasters magazine.

Alas, the Mud-Shoe never really caught on. In fact, the Colin Lee MudShoe, as I understand, was bogged down with a few technical issues.

Bogged downMainly, that it got bogged

down. Okay, so the MudShoe was a complete disaster, leaving its test pilot, either Colin or Mick, anchored by the forces of suction, ailing their arms like a windmill, completely helpless and un-moving, and presumably, unable to make it back to the dinghy and the crate of DB.

So like the Ford Edson, another potentially ground-breaking device was mothballed, after fail-ing fundamental road tests.

The MudShoe languished in the basement of our Judea home for many years. Even the loyal Huntaways began to doubt the future of their dog collars playing an integral part of modern day mud at transport.

Indeed, the MudShoe eventually was dispatched in a garage sale without reaching its full poten-tial. These were the Leyland P76s of the footwear world.

A brilliant concept, way ahead of their time, but only a few ever really realised their true potential. Bogged down by a simple rule of physics: Mud sucks.

The lessonBut I never forgot the lesson

of the Lee MudShoe. That is, think big, live the dream, and try it. What is the worst that could happen? Four dogs could feel naked and an irate ounder sh-

erman could be left windmilling in the seagrass. So it didnt work. But not for lack of innovation and testing. For every hundred complete failures like the Lee Mudshoe, theres one brilliant success that seem so obvious, we wonder why no-one thought of it before.

Never give upThere have been various other

attempts worldwide, include the almost successful Splatcher and my knowledgeable estua-

rine travelling friends tell me theres some interesting stuff

to be googled on the Magic of the Swatchways, mud patterns and mudhorse shing.

Which all sounds like a subject for another day.

Until then, never give up on a concept. The rst or second or 15th attempt may not be the right ones, but sooner or later you will nd the answer. Its the Kiwi way.

And unless you are running for the leadership of the Labour party, who must feel theyre wading but sinking deeper into the political quagmire; success is just around the next corner.

Our thanks to Jen and Ken, for their invaluable research and experience of mud-related trans-port systems.

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New Transport Minister and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has been challenged to break

his deafening silence over the festering issue of regional airfares.

The election is over. We did him a favour voting for him now its his turn, says Peter Turmer of Pyes Pa.

Thats echoed by Ian Young of Papamoa, who says if the Minister can use his clout to bring some parity, some relief for regional air travellers then that would be great.

Both men have been forced to abandon travel plans because of what they describe as the exorbitant and crippling cost of ying in and out of Tauranga with our national carrier.

Ian felt an understandable need to be at his cousins funeral in Kaitaia. That family member, like me, was ex-military so I had a double reason to be there.

But he says Air New Zealand gave him a good reason not to be there. The return ticket would have cost him $850 it would have wiped out his pension for a month.

He says in such circumstances Air NZ could dem-onstrate some compassion. Instead, it just added to my grief.

Peter wanted to travel to Invercargill to see an old friend before it was too late.

Air NZ quoted him $854 return. But before the trip was on, it was off again.

I could have gone home to England for not much more than they wanted me to pay to go to Invercargill, gripes Peter.

Even Prime Minister John Key was astounded when The Weekend Sun told him about Peters ticket. That seems like an extraordinary amount of money, he said.

As a company, Air NZ is enti-tled to make a fair return. But, says the Prime Minister: The challenge is to reduce costs and bring those fares down.

Peter did some research. Had he travelled in Australia from Darwin to Alice Springs, cities of similar size to Tauranga and Invercargill and a similar distance apart, the trip would have been about $400 cheaper than a comparative trip in NZ.

We all pay the same taxes but some people get treated differently.

And he suggests Air NZ do some juggling.If they can offer $49 grab-a-seats on the Auck-

land-Wellington route, why not make it $80 and subsidise tickets in and out of Tauranga. All passen-gers stand to gain then.

Simon told The Weekend Sun hes new to Trans-

port, having only been Minister for little over a week.

However, he intends to raise the issue of regional airfares at a meeting with Air NZ in the near future.

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From tomorrow Mauao Area Wildlife Trust members will be hosting informative day and night-time tours of Mauao and Moturiki (Leisure Island), aiming to highlight the abundance of native wildlife the public may otherwise be unaware of.

Running in conjunction with the Depart-ment of Conservations Conservation Week from November 1-9, the tours see up to four guides at a time educating groups on the wildlife, pests and other challenges facing the natural environment.

Mauao Area Wildlife Trust projects man-ager Dave Richards says the key message he hopes the public will walk away from the tours with is a raised public awareness of the citys amazing wildlife.

Because the biggest issue we face is people dont realise the treasure that is there and because they dont know its there, so they wont look after it.

The walks, lasting up to two hours, will see tour groups walk around Mauao during the day taking frequent stops, while at night theyll be able to spot penguins, shags, oyster catchers and moreporks.

Already the 7.30pm tours of Leisure Island

are fully booked, signalling the interest in wildlife enthusiast circles and through word of mouth.

Dave says along with the visually appealing sightings of the wildlife tour participants will be briefed on ways to further strengthen the areas wildlife habitat.

We need more intensive predator control, so that we can eventually hopefully relocate birds that are no longer there back to the Mauao.

For example, robbins, the diving petrels and the likes to come back. The list is end-less if we can get the predator control under control.

Tours of Mauao meet at the Mount Maun-ganui Lifeguard Service and tours of Leisure Island meet on the roadside opposite the island entrance (Mt Drury area look for Mauao Area Wildlife Trust ag).

Tours cost a gold coin donation, with each taking up to 20 people.

To book tours email your name, phone number and tour dates to: admin@mauaowild-life.org or phone Dave on 07 543 4398.

Walking and talking conservationAongatete Outdoor Education Centre and Aongatete

Forest Restoration Trust are hosting a Family Fun Day this Sunday to celebrate Conservation Week.

The 9am-1pm event at 834 Wright Rd is a bush walk with birds and a barbecue at 11am via gold coin donation. The walk from 9am-10.30am shows how volunteers trap stoats, kill possums and control rats.

Walkers could spot tui, listen for grey warblers or sight a big, fat kereru or tiny ri eman. People can also view the centre and learn about outdoor activities.

To register, call Barbara, 07 549 0900 or email wil-sonbarb@kinect.co.nz or see www.aongateteoec.co.nz

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Mount Penguin Monitoring Group member and penguin researcher Julia Graham with a

little blue penguin. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Arson possible cause of reArson is being investigated as the possible cause of a

re which tore through Papamoa Hall on Tuesday night.

Smoke was seen billowing from the single-storey building by a passing motorist who alerted the re brigade.

Te Puke and Papamoa Fire Brigades were called to the scene at about 6pm and Te Puke station of cer Ivon Pilcher says by the time Papamoa arrived, the building was completely involved in re.

Man crushed by car diesAn Omokoroa man has died after being crushed by

a car he was working on.The man was working underneath a Nissan

Primera at his Omokoroa home when the accident happened.

Police say the 63-year-old local mechanic was working on his own car at about 8am on Wednesday, and he never showed up for work.

No go on bottle storeBethlehems off-licence landscape is to remain

unchanged after a proposed new bottle store had its liquor licence application rejected.

Nine Orchids Ltd applied for the licence to open a Super Liquor Bethlehem in the former Video Ezy building next to Hells Pizza, on Bethlehems main road shopping strip.

But following Aucklander Pankaj Goels application in May, a total of 472 objections were submitted to the bid, heard before the Tauranga District Licensing Committee last month.

Leaky apartment costlyAn increase in the number of apartment sales has

prompted a Tauranga law rm to urge people to do their homework.

The advice comes from Lyon ONeale Arnold director Mike ONeale, as many Mount Maunganui multi-rise properties face leaky building issues.

And some apartment owners could nd themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Bay farming company nedA Bay of Plenty dairy farming company has been

ned a total of $49,875 for discharging ef uent to land where it could enter a watercourse, and breach-ing an abatement notice.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council brought the pros-ecution against Montheo Farms Limited of South Road, Mamaku, for two incidents in 2013 which breached both their consent and an abatement notice issued in 2010.

The property drains into tributaries of the Ngongotaha Stream, which ow into Lake Rotorua.

Kiwifruit future under scrutinyThe future of New Zealands kiwifruit industry

comes under intense scrutiny in Tauranga next week when Zespri hosts the 2014 Momentum conference.

With a working theme of The Shape of our Future, the fourth Momentum conference focuses on exploring the future global competitive environ-ment in which growers an Zespri will operate.

It will be held on November 6-7at Mount Maun-ganuis ASB Arena and is designed to showcase leading business and industry thinkers, and expose delegates to the global environment and trends which affect their businesses and futures.

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The Prime Minister is adamant he wants a new national ag and hes

prepared to spend $25.7 million of taxpayers dosh on

two referendums during two years to get one.

Mount Maunganui artist Timo Rannali agrees wholeheartedly and has leapt to his easel in support.

When The Weekend Sun asked Timo to come up with a concept, he admitted a new ag had been on his mind and in his heart for some time.

Timo considers himself a patriot rst you have to love where you live and an artist second. And the proud Kiwi, with Finnish bloodlines, has tapped both aspects of his colourful persona to produce what he believes could be, should be, the new New Zealand ag.

Wouldnt it be great if a new ag was designed right here in Bay of Plenty. Mine is certainly a starting

point for discussion.Timo says a national

ag should tell a story. You should touch it and feel the ag tells the story of who we are, where weve come from and where were headed.

Its a symbol of unity of a shared Maori and European society. Its a unity that should be jealously guarded.

Timos ag has three sections.The blue is Ranginui (the Sky

Father) and the stars indicate how Maori and European ancestors navigated their way here.

The red, blue and white acknowledges an English/Euro-pean heritage and is an adaption of our existing ag.

Tino Rangatiratanga the Maori ag celebrates our earliest inhab-itants and the nations journey through the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Koru represents the unfold-ing of new life, continuity and hope. It is a unifying thing and all very positive, says Timo.

And the silver fern, the quasi-national emblem. The stem is the

countrys backbone; the strength and the fronds represent the rich diversity of peoples. The arrow-like fern points lean skyward signifying a nations journey from strength to strength.

Timo, infectiously jingoistic, says this is a very encouraging design and should keep everyone happy. Its not too busy and is aestheti-cally pleasant.

He says we are the closest thing to Utopia on the globe. Our ag should re us, make us stop and beat our chests with pride and gratitude.

And holding his new ag Timo says: I believe we have something special here.

A copy of Timos ag has this week been sent to Tauranga MP Simon Bridges of ce in Welling-ton.

The new Minister liked it and its now sitting on the Prime Min-isters desk. By Hunter Wells

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With all-day entertainment, boutique food and drink, art and craft stalls galore and a garden-themed garage sale, the Te Puna Quarryfest has

something for the whole family this Sunday.

Co-ordinating organiser Dulcie Artus says Te Puna Quarry Park will be over owing with 60 stalls to satisfy the appetites of all.

There will be stalls with hand-made soaps, arts and crafts, jewellery, wooden toys and furni-ture, lavender products, pottery and ceramics, babywear, leadlights, organic apple syrups, handmade chocolates and Distillerie Deinleins fruit-based liqueurs. Were using every space we can, says Dulcie.

And Ive got more food trucks this time now weve got power to the Pavilion Lawn.

This means waf es will be for sale and a Whitianga vendor with scallops and mussel fritters will join Te Puna Bethlehem Lions sausage sizzle in a myriad of food stalls. Plus Shona Purves and her team will sell Devonshire cream teas.

Green ngers shouldnt fret either.We have a giant garage sale of

garden-related things including plants, tools and anything to do with gardens run by the Quarry itself, says Dulcie. We do have stallholders selling plants as well.

All-day entertainment at the amphitheatre is also a huge feature. Volunteer Athole Harvey says this years line-up is jam-packed, with Hamiltons Wai Taiko drummers,

St Marys School Jump Jam per-formers, Bay of Plenty Pipes and Drums, Tauranga Brass Band and Bluegrass band Kaimai Express.

The drummers are fantastic; theyre such a drawcard, the Jump Jam dancers are very slick and Tauranga Acoustic Music Club always give mellow easy-listening music people can relax and enjoy.

Children can enjoy face painting, dress-up clothes, petting alpacas and the butter y garden, plus Te Puna Scouts abseiling.

Dulcies hoping for ne weather. Weve got buses running up and down the hill all day, so people can park in the bottom paddock.

The QuarryFest is from 10am-4pm this Sunday at Te Puna Quarry Park. Entry is $2 per adult.

Seeking homestead tour guidesAthenree Homestead Trust is seek-

ing volunteers with a passion for the past and a love of meeting interna-tional and national visitors.

The 1878 heritage homestead caretaker group needs tour guides to deal with visitors and help raise

funds for the homes restoration.Full training and support will be

provided, with duties intermittent, on just a few open Sundays from 10am-3pm.

To become a guide, call Tee Carroll on 07 863 4363 or 021 0399 076 or email: thecarrollz@xtra.co.nz

Te Puna Quarryfest event organisers Dulcie Artus and Athole Harvey having a picnic in the amphitheatre. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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development in their neck of the woods.

This Saturday, from 9am-3pm, Jubilee Park will be packed with entertainment, food and more than 40 groups celebrating the amazing things they do in Te Puke.

Project manager and Western Bay of Plenty District councillor Sue Matthews says the time came to gain input on Te Pukes 10-year

Community Development Plan and she knew boring meetings wouldnt entice residents.

So, with inspiration from international community guru Jim Diers, Sue organised a party.

Jim says: Why have a meeting when you can have a party? Thats the premise we

took, says Sue. Instead of two meetings, I thought

lets engage as many people as possible.

Tomorrows extravaganza has all-day music and dancing with a line-up of enter-tainers, including Te Puke Country Music club and their Hamilton guests, classical singer Sharon Cotter, Mike and Safari Hen-derson, John Espin, top local school acts plus Indian and Nepalese dancers.

There will be free kiwifruit heralding the Te Puke Goodness Grows Here brand stalls selling avocado oils, fruit, honey and much more.

A Te Puke Art Society exhibition is at Constables Gallery and Te Puke Com-munity Garden will host a market day. Gymsports will offer demonstrations, as will Te Puke Toaoist Tai Chi.

Sue says Te Puke intermediate, Fairhaven school and Te Puke primary school have produced artworks about whats great in Te Puke, to be displayed at WBOPDCs tent for festival-goers to vote the most popular.

Council will have information on the CDP and beati cation plans for Te Pukes entrance, so its a chance to give residents a say on these plans.

Te Puke Library will have a gazebo and there will be Tauranga Eastern Link and cycle trail updates.

Sue often hears about groups struggling to get volunteers because everyone is so busy but also hears of newcomers to town whod love to get involved but arent not sure how.

If it rains tomorrow, the festivals alterna-tive venue is the Te Puke Baptist Church.

A majority of Tauranga City Councils elected members sup-ported Bob Clarksons proposal to investigate opening up land in Tauriko for development.

Central Government has directed councils to open up land and the Special Housing Accord was initi-ated to do just that.

Ive always been of the view that if developers can put in infrastructure upfront at their cost, so theres no impact on ratepayers, then council should give due consideration to any such request.

Constraining and controlling development of land through Smartgrowth impacts on land cost and affordability issues.

Having planning documents that are too prescrip-tive can create problems for our council and our neighbour, Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

Our beautiful meandering harbour and estuaries make it really dif cult to design a good transport system. Tauranga will inevitably have traf c bottle-necks during peak times because of our geography.

Taurangas strength over many cities is our ease of getting around. This is proven by the NZ Transport Agencys travel time survey, which measures congestion across NZs six largest cities.

But increasing ratepayers debt by $30 million to widen 15th Ave to four lanes is a silly way to address peak-time traf c.

Especially when a Welcome Bay resident told me it takes him just 20 minutes to drive to Te Puna for work at rush hour on weekdays. Widening 15th Ave is unlikely to speed up the morning commute from the Hairini roundabout into town.

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Danyon, 3, Aiden, 5, and Levi, 18 months, Lints with WBOPDC councillor Sue Matthews and Te Puke community board member Ron Spratt at Jubilee Park.

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Lloyd Mandeno Saunders was aged 87 when he died in Tauranga Hospital on Sunday last week.

A celebration of Lloyds life was held at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club yesterday afternoon.

Lloyd and his wife Margaret have been members of the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club since they arrived from Taupo with their yacht Regardless in 1982/1983.

Lloyd along with the late Brian Blackie were the main instigators of the original Tauranga Coast-guard, organising the construction of the building on Sulphur Point shared with Burnsco and the Charthouse restaurant. Lloyd was also one of the founders of the Sulphur Point marina. It was the passion for boating and sailing that brought the family from Taupo to Tauranga, says son Peter. That, and the warmer climate.

They used to race over to Bris-bane and up to the various islands like Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia. On one trip he and some friends sailed as far north as the Solomon Islands. Hes done it all.

Lloyd started out as an agri-cultural contractor in the South Waikato/Taupo areas.

All the land was bush. My father bought some equipment and they broke in a lot of that land all around that area. From there his business just grew.

At the same time him and mum raised ve kids on a shoe-string, as they did in those days.

But even then he had a passion for sailing. Starting out with a trailer sailor, Lloyd and Margaret

spent the winters racing around Taupo and the summers in the Coromandel and Tauranga.

Sailing is in the blood, Lloyd once said. Theres nothing more relaxing. You motor out of the entrance, turn the engine off and the world just seems to stop.

Back then we didnt have GPS so you had to keep watching a compass to make sure you didnt go off track, which is pretty easy in the middle of the ocean.

Schools ready to jumpBay of Plenty school children are busy preparing for the North Island Jump Jam

Regional competition, sharpening routines and gathering stand-out costumes. Teams from schools including St Marys Catholic School, Omanu Primary

School, Maungatapu School, Papamoa Primary, Tauranga Intermediate and Aqui-nas College will compete in the regional competition at Bethlehem College tomorrow.

Jump Jam, founded by Brett Fairweather, is a childrens aerobics programme taught in primary and intermediate schools.

Christmas in Katikati Katikatis Christmas Parade and Santa In The Park is happening from 3pm on

December 6 but now is the time to get involved. Hosted by Katikati Lions Club, this years theme is A Kiwi Christmas and

people can register their oats by getting a form from Katch Katikati or call Dave Eddy on 07 549 0169.

Pongakawa School teacher Laurie Bonsor gave me the dif cult job of judging her student photograph competition.

For the Supreme Award, I chose a photo of a car wheel taken by 10-year-old Jo White (right), who also starred in the recent The Z Nail Gang movie. Meanwhile, 11-year-old Connor Marlick (left) also did some awesome enhancement work on the same photo, which is very colourful, sharp and nicely composed. Well-done guys.

Book now for Andys next photo workshop. See www.andybelcher.com

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Sailing stalwart rememberedA co-founder of the Tauranga Coastguard and sailing stalwart with grandchildren now taking

to the international sailing stage, has died in Tauranga.

Lloyd Saunders, co-founder of the Tauranga

Coastguard, had a passion for

sailing.

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Tofu is cholesterol-free, low in fat, high in protein

and calcium and has been around for hundreds of years in Asian cuisine, made from coagulated

soya bean milk. A tofu steak is just the sort

of thing a vegan would bring to a barbecue. And why not compared to the cost of a real steak? But the thing isreal men dont eat tofu do they?

If my teenage son can sing its praises after rst exclaiming the heading for this story, then perhaps everyone should at least try it once in their life so put it on your bucket list.

I can promise you this, a thick tofu steak with a caramelised marinade served with Asian greens and noodles, or a simple salad, is truly one to remember.

There is something sublime about the texture of the silky interior with a dark soya/ginger and garlic crust.

Technically, its not the sort of steak you would serve fries with but mushrooms would go extremely well with it.

Try them oven-baked and nish with some bal-samic vinegar and pomegranate molasses.

This weeks recipe is from the Asian section of my home pantry.

Tofu is available at most supermarkets.

Jason Shon Bennett swears by a healthy diet and lifestyle.

His mother had toxaemia when he was born, which meant he had to take daily medicines up to his 20s to avoid getting sick.

He was told it was genetic but he broke the cycle with what he believes is a healthier way of life.

By the age of 25 Id cured every-thing. I havent had an asthma attack or hay fever or a cold, u or virus for more than 20 years.

Now a leading Kiwi health expert, Jason is bringing his brand new semi-nar The Truth About Weight Loss to Tauranga on November 5, as part of a national tour. This seminar will be the

rst time Jason dispels his unique ndings around weight loss and food addiction hes spent the last 20 years researching.

Jason will bust common myths around weight gain and

loss and reveal easy, practical tips to incorporate into everyday life. Jason will speak at Hotel Armitage

on November 5 from 7pm. Tickets are $25 from www.jasonshonbennett.com

The Weekend Sun has three double passes and a copy of Jasons book Eat Less, Live Long to give away to lucky readers who can tell us where Jason says is speaking in Tauranga.

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Drain the tofu, then marinate in the soya sauce, ginger, garlic and rice wine vinegar for a least four hours, or even overnight so the avours are absorbed. I often use the package the tofu came in to marinate it.

For the mushrooms, lay them on an oven tray sprinkle with oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, and slowly bake at 120 degrees Celsius for about 45 minutes until nicely cooked.

Remove from oven and douse with the pomegranate molasses.

Once the tofu has marinated remove and reserve the liquid.

Cook the tofu in a non-stick fry pan for a few minutes on each side, then add the marinade to the pan with a little water to make a sauce for glazing.

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Passionate abouthelping young peoplePamela is a foster carer with YouthHorizons and has been a caregiverfor over twenty years. She hascared for many children in herhome and says she loves making adifference in their lives.

The kids are so worth it, and itsreally interesting.

She says the best foster carers shehas met come from a wide range ofages and backgrounds, but they allhave in common big hearts and apassion for helping kids in trouble.

She rates working with othercaregivers at Youth Horizons asone of benets of fostering. Weare on the phone to each othernearly every day, comparing notes,having a laugh, being supportive.You learn so much from them, theyare awesome.

Pamela describes the ideal fostercarer as practical, down-to-earthand a really good listener. Its allabout communication. You needplenty of patience to be able tolisten to what a child is saying,

or not saying, and to learn to readtheir body language.

You cant just lay down the lawand expect results. It takes time,understanding and support to turnbehaviours around. Youth Horizonskids are very layered so you have towork through the layers carefully.

Humour is very important. A bigsmile goes a long way. Aim alwaysto see the good in them.

Pamela left school withoutqualications but says the trainingand support she has received as afoster carer is excellent. She saysalthough the young people arrivewith behavioural problems, theYouth Horizon programmes are sowell designed, the young peopleoften end up more focused thanher own children were at the sameage.

Asked what advice she would giveto people considering becomingfoster carers Pamela says just try youll never know till you try.

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Cruz, a white, tabby, and Chocolate are nine-year-old brothers currently stay-ing at ARRC.

Theyre both very friendly and loving cats. It would be nice to rehome them to the same house, but they can go sepa-rately.

All of ARRCs cats up for adoption have been de-sexed and vet-checked, and cost $60 to adopt to help with some of the vet costs.

If youd like to meet the boys, or one of our other friendly cats, please ring ARRCs foster carer Maureen on 07 578 8335 or have a look at www.arrc.org.nz or Facebook.

When Mount Maunganui-based international

contemporary artists Lipika Sen and Prabhjyot Majithia were paired with an oceanfront garden for

the New Zealand Garden & Art Festival, they wanted to

breathe in its spirit.

Working with the elements, their art installation The Floating Sails of Eden was born after just a few visits.

It will grace Barby Pensabenes Papamoa garden on the NZ Garden & Art Festivals Garden Trail event, from November 17-23.

A multi-media, experiential art installation, the work uses the garden as its canvas, say the artists.

Sailing with the winds blow-ing in from the ocean, the artwork embraces the skies and sea and the trees and birds into its being, oating and alive, moving with

enthralling notes of the bamboo ute that invite the viewer to be part of the experience.

Describing the philosophi-cal aspect of the work, the artists explain: It all started in a garden: Creation. Temptation. Contempla-tion. Emancipation.

Right from the beginning of mankind, a garden has always been a creative space.

When given a space, we kind of create around that space. With this being an ocean-side garden we wanted to do something that works with the wind, they add.

The Weekend Suns cover pho-tograph is a sneak preview of the installation, which will come alive with movement of wind and music created exclusively for it by Lipika and Prabhjyot.

The complete installation will be revealed at the Garden Trail when visitors nd themselves becoming part of the art.

The artists say the NZ Garden & Art Festival is a wonderful concept because it makes the garden a canvas for an artist.

Its great that it takes art out of the typical gallery environment, say the artists.

We quite enjoy public art people of all ages interacting with the works, in a surrounding which isnt necessarily limited to four white walls.

Its quite nice having the environ-ment at your artistic disposal.

Lipika and Prabhjyot create multi-dimensional works that include kinetic sculptures, 3D installations, acrylic on canvas and digital draw-ings as well as words, sound, music and lm.

Their six-metre high kinetic sculp-ture has been erected at Puke Ariki, New Plymouth this month and they were named nalists at the 2014 National No 8 Wire Art Awards.

Their works have been exhibited in major shows in New Zealand and India and their travelling exhibition Inhaling The Spirit New Zealand attracted more than 4000 visitors at Aucklands Aotea Gallery in 2013.

For more on the NZ Garden & Art Festival, visit: www.gardenandartfest.co.nz

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Lipika Sen and Prabhyjot Majithia with the rst part of their The Floating Sails of Eden artwork in Barby Pensabenes garden. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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If youre self-employed you should consider ACC CoverPlus Extra.

The thing with normal ACC CoverPlus compared to CoverPlus Extra is you must provide evidence of your income at the time of a claim.

This can prove to be very dif cult for self-employed people. What happens if you dont have your latest accounts completed?

A new Tauranga startup is utilising Facebook inte-grated technology to help drive a new smartphone shopping concept, which is already experiencing sig-ni cant interest internationally in countries as diverse as Italy and Mongolia.

SellShed.co.nz is a free mobile ecommerce platform, which matches buyers and sellers in their local communities.

SellShed marketing director Peter Howell says theres a global trend towards social trading and mobile ecom-merce, but other platforms have failed because they require users to be tech savvy or make it dif cult to upload new products on smartphones.

The app has proved popular with more than 4000 international downloads in its rst week.

By using the familiar format of an existing social media platform, new users are intuitively able to understand how to use the technology, says Peter.

We set out to create a platform for consumers to trade in a way thats natural to them. The app is designed to help people engage with others in their community the way we used to.

Peter says SellShed encourages users to trade directly

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with each other rather than restricting them to trans-act through the app.

Peter says sellers can quickly create new item or ser-vice posts with their mobile phones.

Once a seller lists an item on SellShed its placed on the browse stream, which is searchable in a Facebook-style framework.

The post can also be added to the sellers own Face-book page.

Peter says the company has lodged patents to protect unique functionality of the app internationally.

Weve also added in unique tools, which arent available on other popular trading sites, including the ability to easily list items wanted and be matched with a potential supplier.

This is one of the features we have patent pro-tected.

The web version is available at www.SellShed.co.nz and the free app can be downloaded Apple iTunes.

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Entrepreneurs, programmers, designers and doers with

the desire to solve problems with innovative solutions are encouraged to get involved

with Tauranga StartUp Weekend when it of cially

opens next Friday.The third annual event, which is

part of the non-pro t global StartUp Weekend movement thats helped create hundreds of businesses world-wide, opens on November 7.

Tauranga Startup Weekend is happening at Basestation the new communications and technology complex on Durham St. The event will be your rst opportunity to see and experience the space, purpose built for people whos businesses are powered by technology.

Startup Weekend begins with open-mic 60-second pitches that result in the formation of small teams around the best, most viable ideas.

Teams spend Saturday and Sunday focused on customer development, checking their ideas with potential customers and building prototypes with the help of experienced mentors.

The weekend is a chance for aspiring business people to meet experienced, successful enterprise owners and ask them how they did it without feeling their question is an imposition nd co-founders and partners who can help to take ideas forward after the weekend.

On Sunday teams demo their prod-ucts, receive valuable feedback from a panel of expert judges and win practi-cal start-up prizes.

To join in the event, experience the new space and take advantage of the opportunity to connect with Tauranga's growing entrepreneurial community visit www.basestation.co.nz or tauranga.startupweekend.org. Startup Weekend Tauranga runs from November 7-9, with the opening night at Basestation starting 5.30pm.

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With the weather warming its the perfect time to get out and enjoy the inviting

water lapping on Western Bay of Plenty shores.

For November the Play in the Bay sports promo-tion is focused on water activities to help introduce anyone to recreation options available on the

regions rivers, pools and harbour.Sport BOP recreation advisor Jen Riley says its

another good month, with 22 different activities and classes showcasing options to suit all people.

Its great to have a few different activities involved in the calendar this month, such as underwater hockey, synchronised swimming, windsur ng and sea kayak shing, says Jen.

Water Month gets off to a great start this weekend

By Hamish Carter

Splash into water sports

Water Month starts tomorrow, with a water sports taster session run by Peter Head (pictured) covering sailing, windsur ng and stand up paddle boarding.

with an introduction to windsur ng, sailing and stand up paddling run by Element Watersports from its Kulim Park base. The 11am-4pm session is suitable for anyone eight-plus. For details, 0800 486 729.

Coach Peter Head says November is an ideal time to take up a watersport, with the water warming and plenty of summer ahead to enjoy it.

Peter says the taster will show par-ticipants just how easy it is to get out and learn to sail, windsurf or stand up paddle.

Once they get out, they will see just how easy and how much fun it is, says Peter.

On Sunday children aged ve-13 can get an introduction to surf skills and water safety with Mount Maun-ganui Surf Lifesaving Clubs Nippers programme, which runs from 10am-12.30pm. For details, call Shelley on

07 575 5595. First-time entry is free.The focus turns to Waihi Beach on

Tuesday from 4.30pm-6.30pm, with the launch of the Virtually on Track initiative from Sport BOP to encour-age people to make the most of the areas options such as kayaking and geoteering. The launch and activi-ties will be held at Anzac Bay, end of Seaforth Rd, Bowentown. For details, call Jen on 07 578 0016.

Women on Water sailing sessions offer woman a chance to have a go at sailing on Thursday from 5pm-9pm at Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club. For details, see wow.tauranga@gmail.com

Meanwhile, Baywaves Friday Fun Night promises two hours of games and pool fun for those aged eight-13. For details, call Mike on 07 577 8550 extn: 8917.

Young children love water and are attracted to it. For most chil-dren, getting messy, muddy and wet means a good time. However, it also means careful supervision on the part of their parent or caregiver at all times.

A child can drown in water as little as four centimetres deep thats the length of your little nger. When away from home or visiting, always be sure to check out each place for hazards and be sure to always keep an eye on the little ones.

Summer is almost here, which means its time to party. And thats exactly what swimmers are encouraged to do at the newly-revamped Memorial Pool this weekend. A pool party is planned for this Sunday, to celebrate the opening of the pool for the summer season.

Pool manager Letitia Jackson says from 12.30pm-3.30pm on November 2 there will be games in and out of the water, with small prizes up for grabs, and a free barbecue.

Memorial Pool is open 6am-7.30pm Monday-Friday, and 9am-6.30pm on weekends and public holidays.

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Simon Barker doesnt want to sound like a broken record, but if reiterating important summer safety messages helps water-users

safely return to their loved ones then he has succeeded.

For the Tauranga Coastguard operations manager summer is just as much about sunshine, beaches and barbecues as it is about ensuring boaties stay focussed and safe while out on the water.

Simon says despite the long weekend going without a hitch he heeds boaties, no matter the level of experience, to keep safety at the forefront of their trips.

The three main messages are to remember lifejackets, check the weather forecast and sea conditions before heading out to sea and to remind skippers of their responsibilities.

Some people sort of hear them over and over again but there is still obviously people who tend to ignore those messages.

We are just reinforcing the same safety message of

people thinking before they go out and taking the necessary precaution.

Simon says of the three key points it is lifejackets which hold the most emphasis you never know when you might need them.

He adds whoever the skipper is, hes got a respon-sibility for the vessel and also making sure all of the people on the boat are safe.

That is something they must take very seriously.Simon says the most common mistakes people make

when out on the water are getting at batteries and running out of fuel.

Theres a rule: to make sure youve got one-third of your fuel for going out, one-third for coming back and one-third reserved for a safety margin.

But we still get people running out of fuel early.Simon says its very important to check the weather

and sea conditions.It might be nice and sunny but it could still be quite

bad weather out at sea. So its always worth just check-ing the actual sea conditions, as well as the weather forecast and take care.

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Simple summer safety

Tauranga Coastguard operations manager Simon Barker.

Photo by Tracy Hardy.

Sean Tretheway from Bayswim says its important for adults to learn to swim.

Its important for adults to be con dent in the water so they can feel safe when swimming with children and to be able to con -dently support their family in an aquatic environment.

Swimming is also great for tness, possibly lead-ing to opportunities to participate in triathlons, competitions, or open water swims.

Bayswim offers three dif-ferent adult group lessons, from beginner to advanced, once a week during school

terms. Private lessons are also available to meet the individual needs with one on one instruction at an agreed time.

Lessons are directed at developing water con -dence through to teaching strokes, correcting and re ning strokes, building tness and strength and swimmers can join up to the adult swim programmes at any time.

Bayswim is a registered quality swim school, operating from two sites at Baywave and Greerton catering to all ages and abilities with 20 experi-

enced and quali ed staff to call on.

Sean says anyone wanting to be introduced to swim-ming, develop or perfect water skills can register.

We offer a perpetual programme, so anyone can join at any time..

He says Bayswim is also investigating the idea of working with a masters swimming programme.

Were looking to run several sessions a week with an experienced coach. Were seeking expressions of inter-est to join the programme.

By Zoe Hunter

Splash into summer with adult lessonsIt is never too late to learn to swim and now is the right time for adults to develop

new life skills and gain con dence in and around the water.

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Papamoa FocusThere is an enormous amount going on in Papamoa at the moment

and this is an ideal forum to communicate the

key points.Affordable housing proposals are being

considered by Tauranga City Council and everyone is encouraged to have their say.

Some submissions focus on the road access to each of the proposed develop-ments, some on the stormwater issues and some emphasise maintaining a balance on residential, light commercial, retail and industrial estates.

Like any community, individuals have different per-spectives on the same activity. Within Papamoa we are no different please make sure you have your say.

Retail interests are in the process of signi cant enhancements, from the upgrade at Papamoa Plaza, proposals for a retail and residential offer on Domain/Papamoa Beach Rd and the introduction of the Little Big Markets at Papamoa Domain activity is certainly heating up get out and see the Papamoa blossoming effect.

Papamoa Santa Parade is all go for November 23

more than 40 oats have been con rmed and a festival of the Papamoa Community will be held at the end at Papamoa Plaza.

This celebration of Papamoa and the start of the holiday season is a chance for local retailers and community groups to

pro le themselves and give back to our expanding community.

See you all there.Chances for Papamoa residents to

have their say abound from engaging at community events to attending one of the many community organisations

to comment on interest groups work make sure you have your say.

Submit to council, stand up at meetings talk to our councillors. A sad thing happens when no one says anything nothing.

Papamoa Progressive Association has been meeting and encouraging locals to have their say for more than 100 years.

So come along, engage with TCC, engage with your community and have your say the next meet-ing is November 10 at 7.30pm at Gordon Spratt Sport and Recreation Centre, Parton Rd. See you there. This is why we love being here.

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The new season has arrived at Fashion Island.

Refresh and re-style your wardrobeNows the time to refresh

the wardrobe with some of the latest new season designs

at whats being described as one of the best value shopping centres in the

Bay of Plenty.Situated in the heart of Papamoa,

Fashion Island has a unique blend of stores in one location, including some outlet stores where customers will nd some great savings.

The new season has arrived at the shopping centre, with stores brimming with the latest spring and summer fashions in gorgeous colours and styles to suit all shoppers.

So there has never been a better time to refresh your wardrobe, says centre manager Jill McKenzie,

who says Fashion Island has some distinctive womens fashion stores.

These stores include Jacqui E, Dotti, Max, Merric and Portmans, plus the fantastic Amazon outlet store with nothing over $60.

For womens, mens and childrens underwear and sleepwear, Fashion Island has customers covered with both a Bendon and Brands outlet store featuring

savings of up to 70 per cent off every day.

Then when youve shopped your socks off, you can relax at Esquires Caf for a delicious coffee and a bite to eat.

Jill says visit Fashion Island soon and you will be glad you did.

It truly is the best value shopping in the Bay.

Pamper me The lovely staff from Scene at

Fashion Island Papamoa want to treat shoppers to a Fudge Travel Pack, including sham-poo, conditioner and hairspray.

The Weekend Sun has a Fudge Travel Pack to giveaway

to a lucky reader who can tell us what is included in the pack.

Enter online at: www.sunlive.co.nz under the competitions section.

Entries must be received before Wednes-day, November 5.

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Past students at the celebration.

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Rotorua singer Luana Karl is the Overall Senior Winner of

the 38th New Zealand Country Music Awards recently held

in Tauranga. The 20-year-old will travel to Gore to compete

in the NZ Gold Guitar Awards in 2015. New Plymouths Abby Christodoulou is the Overall

Runner-up, with Christchurchs Lana Cook the Songwriting

Winner. As the Judges Choice, Lana will travel to Norfolk

Island in 2015.

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out for something to call their own,

something to celebrate.

And after four months of planning and promotion, Rachelle Duffy believes shes about to ll that gap for Taurangas biggest suburb. And it will be magical says Rachelle.

Its called Dinner in the Domain, an alfresco street food court, a melting pot of international food styles and stalls at the Papamoa Domain starting 5.30pm next Thursday evening and running every Thursday night through until March.

There will be more than 30 vendors concocting gourmet burgers, dumplings, Asian fusion, tacos and desserts something for all tastes.

Rachelle, director of The Little Big Markets, wants the Domain to become home for everyone in Papamoa every Thursday evening.

A place where people dont have to worry about cooking or entertaining the kids; a big community dining room and fun place.

And while the event is heavily-driven by Papa-moa people and pride, the suburb invites everyone from Tauranga, the Mount, Rotorua and Te Puke to join them and enjoy.

Everything seems to

happen at the Mount, says Rachelle. But now this independent and proud suburb will have something to boast and be proud of every Thursday.

And Dinner in the Domain will launch with fanfare Tiki Taanes live, theres DJs, Masterchef s Tanisha Kemp and Verena Doolabh will present the rst of a series of cooking demos prepar-ing good wholesome food at home and there will be plenty of childrens enter-tainment face painting, photo booths and pony rides.

Dinner in the Domain is not ticketed so just turn up, eat up and listen up next Thursday evening from 5.30pm-9pm.

Are you backing up your computer? What would happen if your computers hard drive failed

tomorrow?Would you be ne, or

would you have forever lost all those important photographs and docu-ments? Its a question each of us should ask ourselves, and then take action. Sooner rather than later.

Most people dont backup their computers for one of three reasons. Either, they dont understand why they should, they dont know how to, or they have not got around to it yet. With limited space here, Ill answer the rst question and point you in the right direction for the rest.

Backing up is nothing more than making a copy of the stuff on your computer, then keeping that copy in a safe place.

The key is copy. After you back up your computer, you have the same information in two, or more, separate places.

If its only in one place, its not backed up. The goal being, if something should happen to your computer or external hard drive and you cannot retrieve your information from it, then you can get the information from one of the other copies.

Computer fail: back up or lose it foreverAnd remember, external hard drives do fail. So knowing this, the next questions should be: what should I back up, how often, and what tools best suit my situa-tion and personal backup requirements?

There are many options available to

you including set and forget programs and cloud storage. You can nd more information about these and other options on our Facebook page. Or if you prefer, come in and talk to one of your local computer specialists.

Dining comes to the Domain

Chris and Rachelle Duffy are bringing an alfresco food court to Papamoa Domain.

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The children at the Village Childcare have been

busy making three life-size scarecrows for the

community garden. We began by measuring our

bodies to see what size to make the scarecrow frame and our friend John Builder helped us with construction. The next stage was to give them a body, which we made out of tights stuffed with straw.

The scarecrows needed a head and face. Once again, we measured our heads and cut out the shape. We then sewed eyes, a nose and a mouth on the fabric for each one; then lled them with straw. All children need clothes, so

off we went to the op-shop to dress our scarecrows.

Then came the tricky process of giving each scarecrow some hair. We cut lengths of wool and

carefully sewed bundles of wool onto their heads. With a hat for each scare-crow, they were complete.

A vote was held and our scarecrows became Princess Bella, Sonic and Cal Boy.

What did the children learn through this process? The design process involved elements of language and literacy, numeracy through meas-urement, understanding the body and its different parts.

The children experimented with

The eight-year-old from McLaren Falls doesnt say much. Thats what life deals you with Down syndrome.

He knows heaps, but cant articulate it, says his mother Sandra Peter.

But when he climbs on his new $3000 specially-adapted, over specd, three-wheeler his face says it all. The grin goes from ear to ear.

Its given him independence, says a proud Sandra. A couple of months ago he might help his brother bring in the rewood, bit by bit. Now, without prompting, he goes out on his own on his bike and lls the basket.

Again his face said it all. And it told his mum he could do anything.

Fergus the adventurer has since conquered the Redwoods at Whakarewarewa Forest and a bush path on his home patch at McLaren Falls.

And thats prompted the Te Puna and Bethlehem Lions Club

to raise another $30,000 to fund specially-adapted three-wheelers for another 10 special youngsters.

Theyve organised a Wheelie Fun Day for Sunday November 9 at Tauranga Racecourse, starting 11am. There will be hot rods, a BMX display, classic and vintage cars, market stalls, a bouncy castle and something called a

Tug of wheel.There will be a ferris wheel,

wheelie bin race, best dressed cart, jeep rides and the fun will continue until 4pm all for a $5 entry. Children enter for free, or via gold coin donation.

The bikes open wonderful new experiences for the kids and their families, so this day is impor-tant, says Sandra.

Of course Fergus, the poster boy for the Wheelie Fun Day, will ride on in for the event.

He might be a couple of years behind most children his age, but now hes pedalling furiously to catch up.

Watch out - the scarecrows are coming

different methods of construction, with a variety of dif-ferent materials, to bring the scarecrows to life.

Through this experience the children have taken responsibility and worked together to achieve a common goal.

Theyve learned all about scarecrows through books, songs and their investigations on the iPad.

Theyre proud of their achievement and look forward to placing them in the community garden in Bethlehem.

By Hunter Wells

Flag bearer for a wheelie life-changing fundraiserFergus Aitken is a different chap since he got

new wheels. And he wants other children to share his joy and sense

of empowerment.

VOICEVillage

Fergus Aitken and his new set of wheels.

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Two health nights one for each gender are taking place in Katikati next month.

The womens health night is on Monday, November 10 at 7.15pm and will cover cardiac health, womens health and lifestyle changes.

The mens night is on Tuesday, November

11 at 7.15pm and will cover cardiac health, get your mojo riding and life balance.

Admission is via free tickets but numbers are limited, so get tick-

ets early from pharmacies in Katikati, Waihi Beach and Omokoroa and Katikati

Medical Centre and Katikati Community Resource Centre.

Longboards, shortboards or paddleboards, you name it the Paddle for Pink organisers want to see them

and yourself decked from head to toe in pink come Sundays inaugural pink-

inspired sur ng fundraiser. This Sunday from 12pm-3pm, Mount Maun-

ganuis Main Beach will take on a tinge of pink as surfers take to the water, followed by a pink beach picnic, to raise awareness and funds for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Organiser Naomi Cranston says after a false start on October 20, due to bad weather, theyre excited to hold the event this Sunday rain or shine.

The inaugural event makes it bit tricky to estimate how many pink-clad people will turn up, says Naomi.

Despite not having any direct family members affected by breast cancer the Mount Maunganui resident is a strong supporter of the annual awareness month. I guess as a woman; its always something close to your heart.

The concept comes from a group of Mount surf-ers, including Naomi, keen to do their bit for the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation in the only way they know how sur ng.

We thought it would be really cool to get the surf

community involved, because at the Mount everyone paddles some kind of board.

The Paddle for Pink is weather-dependant. If the surf s up the event will be at Mount Main Beach and if conditions are at there will be a pink-paddle-a-thon around Leisure Island.

There could be all kinds of crazy pink costumes Im are looking forward to seeing the boys dressed in pink as well, says Naomi.

Entry is via $5 donation, and all proceeds go to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation. For details, call Naomi on 0273 286 6797.

My mother didnt wash my socks, she burned them. They were both a hazard

and offensive.But I enjoyed the ignominy of my

putrid pedes. Everyone marvelled or were revolted in equal measures when I peeled off my socks.

I had something called bromo-dosis (foetid feet), which no-one could spell but could certainly smell.

Which gets me to the point.Look a way down at those feet,

because despite using them 10,000 times a day to walk, theyre our most neglected bits out of sight, tucked in socks and tights, and forgotten.

Heres some common-sense pointers to assist re-connection with your feet, to love them like real body parts.

Wash your feet daily. Trim your toenails.

Wear fresh socks. Keep your feet dry. Use disinfectant spray. Wear different shoes every day Sprinkle baking soda in your shoes to kill bacteria. Apply zinc and castor oil cream after washing feet. Turn socks inside out before washing to get rid of dead akes of skin.All this will minimise foot odour

even if the commitment means caring for your feet has become your lifes work.

FO starts with hyperhidrosis sweaty feet rather a character from a Greek tragedy.

Blame stress, alcohol and drugs, hormonal change and poor hygiene.

Sweat is odour-less and harmless

but activates with bacteria fermenting in the most pongy, relationship-testing ways.Try these

options by just adding feet.

Tea: Tannic acid is good for drying out feet.

Soak for 30 minutes daily. Salt water: use cup of salt per

litre of water and soak for 20 min-utes daily. Dont rinse.

Bleach: Two tablespoons in warm water and soak for 10 minutes a daily.

Sodium bicarbonate: Add one tablespoon for every quarter of water. Soak.

Or you could go to a podiatrist, or simply put your socks back on.

Unloved, unattended and disgusting

By Jim Bunny

Katikati health nights for each gender

By Luke Balvert

Paddling pink at the Mount

Paddle for Pink event organiser Naomi Cranston with Adam Bennett, and Tay McDonald gearing up for the

event at Mount Maunganuis Main Beach. Photo by Tracy Hardy.

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