WAIKATO / BAY OF PLENTY EDITION
SEPTEMBER 2021
PONSONBY - AN URBAN VILLAGE
Like all villages, there’s a sense of connectedness between individuals, making Ponsonby a community of people who care enough to get out and create their own solutions for the problems of the time. Cultural differences are accepted and valued, and sharing becomes the norm. Ponsonby, Freemans Bay and, to a lesser extent, St Mary’s Bay have been and still are a crucible for social change
AUGUST 2021
TAURANGA'S TREASURE - THE HOT SPOT OF MOUNT MAUNGANUI
“People think my job is sitting around in a hot pool all day,” grinned Matt Strange, the manager of the Mount Hot Ocean Water Pools. “The reality is different. The lifeguards get up at 4am to start vacuuming and water testing the pools at 5am to keep up our safe, clean and friendly image and we don’t close until 10pm.” The pools were closed for refurbishment in February and March this year, annoying my neighbour Pete, who swims 42 laps three times a week to keep fit. While I didn’t know that soaking in hot salt water is good for your health, as far back as 500BC, Hippocrates recognised the health benefits of warmed seawater for its ability to rebalance and detoxify our bodies.
JUNE 2021
MAY 2021
LOCAL CRUISING - IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL
APRIL 2021
MARCH 2021
KEEPING YOUR BODY, MIND AND SOUL WORKING TOGETHER
FEBRUARY 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
EASTERN COROMANDEL AND MERCURY BAY