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Weve had a rash of responses to our column last week,
on curious ailments.Foremost was an invasion
of emails and letters from our Scandinavian-descended readers
who pointed out, some with fairly creative hand gestures, that they
have inherited the Viking Finger phenomenon from their
ancestors.
Weve also received some cor-respondence from some of you with
quite peculiar symptoms and also we sympathise, we cannot publish
all the details here as it is a family newspaper and some of your
revelations should really be kept within the sanctity of
doctor-patient con dentiality.
Except we cant resist some advice for Surfer Steve of Papamoa,
whose complaint of a peculiar skin ailment may be more common and
easily cured than you imag-ine. We suggest you should try washing
the sand out of the crotch of your steamer, you may nd the rash
eases.
For the rest of you, thanks for the insight into your medical
misadventures. Please see a doctor immediately. Maybe the concept
of an Ailment of the Week wasnt so smart, after all.
Your mailHere are a few responses which we can
publish.Hi Brian I was very amused reading
your story Viking Finger. I too have an inherited problem nger a
crooked, very pronounced second nger on the left-hand comes out
every second-generation female. However, my youngest daughter has
it too. Lots of funny stories associated. My father was Norwegian
my paternal grandmother and a Norwegian female cousin had the same.
- Ingrid Wicksteed.
Dear Roger Rabbit,Thanks for your story about your Norse/
Celtic friend.Did you realise that there were those
people living in New Zealand long before any Maori came? They
had set up homes and stone circles and lived happily here. Then
groups of Maori arrived, who fought
and killed many of them.Some lived together, which explains the
fair-haired Maori who used to live in parts of the north. The Maori
got many ideas from these people.Look especially at the
patterns
on the meeting houses etc.They are true Celtic patterns.
Even the Maori waka have a great resemblance to the Norse boats.
Perhaps we should be reminded ... that this country once belonged
to the Celts! -
Elsie Jones.Thanks Elsie, Im sure that will elicit
some response from readers.
Grandmas letterIris Stockwell of Tauranga sent us a
lovely note, saying she always enjoys read-ing the columns as
they are so tongue in cheek. Thanks Iris, Im not sure thats the way
the Race Relations Commissioner sees it. Never mind, Iris offers
this story, which doesnt mention Vikings, but includes nger issues
that we thought youd nd entertaining:
Letter from Grandma. She writes The other day I went to a local
Christian bookshop, saw a sticker that said: Honk if you love Jesus
so I bought one and put it on my bumper.
Boy Im glad I did! What an uplifting experience followed!
I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection; just lost
in thought and didnt notice the light had changed. Its a good thing
someone else loves Jesus, because he started honking. It was then I
found out that LOTS of people love Jesus. The guy behind me
screamed:
For the love of God! Go Go! What an exuberant cheerleader he was
for Jesus! Everyone started honking so I leaned out my window
waving and smiling at all these loving people. I even honked my own
horn a few times to share the love!
There must have been a man there from Florida, as I heard him
yell something about a sunny beach. I saw another guy waving in a
funny way with only his middle nger up in the air.
When I asked my grandson in the
back seat what that meant, he said it was probably a Hawaiian
good luck sign or something. Well Ive never been to Hawaii; so I
leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign back. My
grandson burst out laughing... even he was enjoying this religious
experience!
A couple of people were so caught up in the joy of the moment
that they got out of their cars and started to walk towards me. It
was then I noticed the lights had changed, so I waved to all my
brothers and sisters, grinning, and drove on through the
intersection.
I noticed I was the only car that got through before the light
changed and I felt kind of sad for all the love we had shared; so I
slowed down leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian
good luck sign one last time.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful people. Signed Grandma.
Parting shots
The Prime Minister visited this week and among his ports of call
was the new birth-ing centre. Here at RR we are baf ed why the
National team are handling this, surely a birthing centre opening
should be the role of someone in labour?
If you think everyone else has a special day and you may have
missed out, dont despair. Theres a day of celebration for you next
week.
October 21 is National Nut Day.
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One was a Hollywood screen goddess. The other an aloof, loving
mother of eight
here in Tauranga.But the names where the similarity ends.
Because the
Tauranga Munro, named after Marilyn Munro, is an imposing,
boisterous pack animal a rottweiler.
Owner and pre-eminent breeder Ian Geddes-Cook of Omokoroa talks
adoringly of Munro
wonderful temperament and personality, strong, loyal with a
loving heart.
But Rottweilers have been getting bad press lately. Geddes-Cook
isnt fazed hes heard it all before.
Therell always be a bad one of a breed. But the real problem is
with owners. Hes said it a thousand times.
Just last week the Auckland owner of rottweiler guard dogs,
which mauled a woman to death, got home detention and ordered to
pay $25,000.
Then a District Court judge slammed the breed as notorious after
a pre-schooler was attacked.
Look, says Ian, a health executive. They are exuberant. You are
more likely to get knocked over by a rottweiler than bitten. The
problems only more
signi cant because of size and strength.Hes not in denial nor
being defensive, hes explaining.
They can be dominating in the wrong hands. Thats why rotties
need boundaries; thats why I wouldnt sell to a couple if they were
uncertain, inexperienced with big dogs and they had children under
ve.
Like any dog, the rottweiler needs to be family-oriented and
socialised. It needs to get on with the rest of the world so it
needs exposure to strangers, children and other dogs.Ians had a
bond; an af nity with
rottweilers for 29 years.I wouldnt advocate them for everyone.
But
they are lovely loyal pets.And when a Christchurch judge said
owners
of rottweilers had a high degree of responsibility to keep them
under control Ian says hed probably agree.
I wouldnt let anyone take my dogs to the shops because of the
public perception. I would take them on a leash. It would be my
responsi-bility.And he ashes what he claims to be his only
dog scar a bite from a Chihuahua while judging at a dog
show.
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The day of the nal CIB Charity Luncheon has arrived, with
thousands of people ready to ll the ASB Arena for the sold-out
event.Eight charities have been chosen as recipients of this
years auction with Tauranga St John and the Acorn Foundation
being the Tauranga CIB Charitable Trusts main recipients.
Tauranga CIB Charitable trustee Detective Sergeant Pete
Blackwell says they have a world record of 1500 people joining them
at ASB arena.
We are supporting the Acorn Foundation and St John who need
about $5 million for a new facility. Merivale Primary School is a
decile one school and is the only one in the Western Bay, so were
going to support them, along with the Kathleen Kilgour Centre.
Were spreading our cash to a whole lot of good areas.
There are more than 170 auction items up for grabs. Last year,
the auction raised $280,000 for seven local charities.
Katikati St Pauls Presbyterian Churchs annual fundraiser the
Paddys Market is
happening this Saturday.Starting 9.30am at the church, on the
corner of
Mulgan St and SH2, people are welcome to come and enjoy the
stalls and fun on offer.
There will be a sausage sizzle, bouncy castle and stalls galore
with jams, pickles, sewing, toys, books, plants and more, plus a
silent auction and cafe will be available too. Enquires to 07 549
0098.
Golden opportunity for Olympians
Tauranga woman Sarah Noble is selling bracelets to fund a trip
to an American conference about
rare diseases next July. Photo by Bruce Barnard. By Lauren
Barnard
Tauranga woman Sarah Noble brought home gold at 2013s national
Special Olympics
now its time for the public to return the favour.The 28-year-old
and her
brother Hayden, 32, live with an extremely rare genetic
condition, and shes fundraising for a trip to an US conference
about rare diseases next July.
Mucolipidosis type III prevents her body from producing speci c
enzymes; it slows growth, shortens stature, stiffens joints and
causes multiple skeletal abnormalities.
Special Olympians Sarah and Hayden won gold in indoor bowls
doubles theyre only people in New Zealand with ML III.
So the opportunity to meet ML-aware folk is nearly as rare as
the disorder itself.
Therell be so many who know
about ML III and understand itll be won-derful to talk with
people who know.
Mother Jenny Noble has documented the many misdiagnoses and even
dismissals her children have received.
This is one of the complex issues we face in NZ; getting
co-ordinated care for patients with complex conditions.
With no cure for the life-threatening disorder, Sarah says her
biggest challenge is going out into the community.
I have to use a wheelchair, and navigate stairs, fences,
carparks.
Lots of little everyday things are harder; most people dont even
think of them.
The siblings have tried many procedures to minimise ML IIIs
impact.
Pain was pressing down on me all the time, like a dark cloud,
and I never realised how much it affected me until it was gone.
[After one treatment] I took six steps; it was like a weight had
been lifted. I felt like a new person, says Sarah.
Shes selling $20 bracelets for the confer-ence trip. Contact
Sarah on 027 570 1818 or [email protected]
Police auction tonight
Paddys Market this weekend
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Touting for a jobSacha Williams is short of a job - but shes
not short of courage and enterprise.Each morning the unemployed
28-year-old
rises early and heads off down to a busy sec-tion of Cameron
Road to pitch for a job.
Around her neck is a sandwich board with a plea to motorists who
might just be her future boss.I need a job shouts the sandwich
board.
Pizza robbery in cityA Merivale man accused of pointing a
pistol
in the face of a pizza delivery man and rob-bing him of pizzas
has been remanded in custody.
The 22-year-old appeared in Tauranga Dis-trict Court charged
with aggravated robbery and was granted interim name
suppression
until his next appearance.He was arrested last night following
an
armed police callout in Merivale on Tuesday when a pizza
delivery driver reported a gun had been pointed at him.
The driver was delivering pizza to a Merivale address just after
9pm when a man presented a pistol and demanded he hand over the
pizza.
Mount bar faces closureOne of the Mounts most popular bars
is
under the threat of closure due to three objec-tions to its
application for a liquor on-licence earlier this year.
Vaudeville Bar and Pizza Library Co. owner Jessica Payne is
beside herself at the prospect and says she has suffered continual
harassment from the objectors since day one.
Jessica applied for Vaudevilles licence about
ve months ago, and has relied on temporary licences to allow her
to trade.
Shes attempted to sort the problem out with the objectors via
mediation, but her attempts so far have failed miserably.
Early cyclone warningIncreased risk of a tropical cyclone
threaten-
ing the Bay of Plenty and the East Cape is being predicted by
Niwa for the coming cyclone season.
Niwa is also forecasting a busy nish to the tropical cyclone
season this summer, with reduced activity from November to January
and increased activity from February through to April.
On average, New Zealand experiences at least one ex-tropical
cyclone passing within 550km of the country every year.
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The Sea Princess arrival at Mount Maunganui wharf 4.45am
tomorrow marks
the beginning of the Bay of Plentys cruise ship season,
after shaky starts bothat sea and on shore.
The ship is docking two weeks late after cancelling its rst NZ
cruise to make repairs.
Meanwhile, on-shore tourism operators have been making a
last-minute deal with Tauranga City Council over parking
arrange-ments and charges.
Tauranga Cruise Tourism Opera-tors Association Incorporateds
outgoing chairman Simon Beaton alerted TCC to issues in Sep-tember,
accusing council-funded Tourism Bay of Plenty of illegally charging
tour operators 15 per cent on each job, for no service or bene
t.
A hastily-arranged meeting of operators, councils transport
department, two Tourism BOP board members and TCC council-lors
revealed illegalities all round, says Simon.
TCCs reconstituted parking bylaw rules out commercial deal-ings
in the Mount Ocean Sports Club carpark, Salisbury Ave and The Mall,
where tour operators have gathered.
The rule prevents Tourism BOP from selling anything too, says
Simon.
The solution, allowing opera-tors to trade until the bylaw is
revisited, is to operate commercial transactions in the Tourism BOP
shed by port gates on Port of Tauranga land.
For the privilege operators pay Tourism BOP a 10 per cent fee on
each transaction.
Next year I imagine we will raise the issue again, says
Simon.
That meeting was good. It
started off slightly fractious but by the end there was a lot of
good-will; we all started to understand each others positions
better, which was good.
But operators are still concerned about carparking, says Simon.
There isnt going to be enough for all this year because a POT
safety decision has added to numbers.
In previous seasons operators whod pre-booked cruise clients
collected them from the wharf.
The Port stopped this, so 10-20 extra vehicles will seek parking
in Salisbury Ave or The Mall.
Its getting worse every year because the cruise ships are
getting bigger, says Simon.
Mount Maunganui will have 84 ships visit from now to March 2015,
with 16 double calls and three days with three cruise ships. Cruise
ships bring an estimated 240,000 passengers and crew, and $45-$50
million, to the region.
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