NewsBank (Te Puke Times)
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS
CHILDREN/PARENTING Te Puke Library: Baby Book Boogie, Wednesday 10.30am- 11am. Stories, rhymes and fun for 0-2 year olds. Read Sing Move Thursdays 10.30-11am. Stories, songs and rhymes and fun for the under 5s.
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS
CHILDREN/PARENTING Te Puke Library: Baby Book Boogie, Wednesday 10.30am- 11am. Stories, rhymes and fun for 0-2 year olds. Read Sing Move Thursdays 10.30-11am. Stories, songs and rhymes and fun for the under 5s.
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Fund opens for applications of Western Bay community projects
Groups in the Western Bay that manage community facilities are being invited to apply for funding for upgrades and improvements.
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The lost boys of post-war farming
Asearch is under way for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago.
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THIS WEEK
1946 — April 29. Bowen Brother’s sawmill at Waitangi burns down. It is rebuilt on the same site, as EJ Bowen Ltd and becomes one of the first firms in bop to build transportable homes.
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Town car fire callout Te Puke Fire Report
Emergency calls this year to date: 79.
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Turning over another leaf
Foraging New Zealand
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THIS WEEK
Week commencing April 14
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS
HEALTH Asthma Centre Clinic: Second Tuesday of month, Te Puke Community Health Centre. Ph Asthma Centre, 577-6738.
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MAORI WORD
The Te Puke Times supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission’s campaign to increase New Zealanders’ te reo Māori vocabulary by running a different Māori word to learn each week.
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Passion for shearing pays dividends
Philip Morrison was only 22 when he joined the Pahīatua Shears committee.
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WHAT’S ON
SUNDAY APRIL 21
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Te Ranga School revives possum hunt
Te Ranga School is about to reclaim something that is a big part of its identity.
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Council, Kāinga Ora under fire
Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Kāinga Ora have come under fire for not giving residents a say on a social housing development in Te Puke.
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Group’s Pumpkin Party to become annual event
The Rangiuru Community Group (RCG) were delighted with the level of interest in their first Pumpkin Party — now set to become an annual event.
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SPORTS RESULTS
GOLF Te Puke Golf Club
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Learning to live with eczema
Meet Mitchell, a boy who is part of the one in five children living with eczema. In Mitchell Itches, we learn about his experiences with this condition, including the common triggers and stresses of managing it, while also understanding his resilience, the support he gets from his friends and family, and the self-care he practises to manage his symptoms.
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Legends spin tales
Fourteen Days
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Rotary golf tournament raises over $40,000
The annual Pāpāmoa Rotary/Bluehaven Charity Golf Tournament that raises funds for youth in the Te Puke/ Pāpāmoa area has established a new record.
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Te Puke Sports have tough start to season
Te Puke Sports came away from Greerton Park empty-handed after the first game of the Baywide Rugby premiership on Saturday.
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Jorja Mouat step closer to her dream
Adislocated ankle and a broken tib and fib were no match in stopping a Bay of Plenty local from pursuing her sporting career.
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Novel a beacon on cancer journey
For Pāpāmoa’s Ron Murray, the challenge of completing a novel has acted like a beacon on his personal cancer journey.
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ANZAC DAY SERVICES
Te Puke
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Pilot shot down after three missions
On just his third mission of World War II, Stanley Steel from Paengaroa met his death.
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Council, Kāinga Ora under fire
Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Kāinga Ora have come under fire for not giving residents a say on a social housing development in Te Puke.
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JUST FOR KIDS
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Your community paper for more than 110 years.
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Hugs are mums’ best solutions
A Hug So Tight
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A place for vinyl vibes A new sanctuary for record lovers opens
Shopping for records is about to become a busman’s holiday for Te Puke’s Justin and Angela Bruning.
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Comedy of errors in face of endtime
The Prophet and the Idiot