Todd Talks By Todd Muller Papamoa is one of New Zealand's fastest growing areas with increasing numbers of young families and more senior residents choosing to call that community home. We have all seen the exponential growth that... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Each year, council conducts a telephone survey to gauge how well we provide services to our community. I'm pleased that council enjoys its highest reputation... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP This year's New Zealand First convention and AGM is just around the corner and is set to be our largest gathering and networking event of the year. Kicking off on Saturday, September 29, at... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Have you got plans next Friday evening? Why not join us at Pilot Bay and celebrate the start of the 2018-19 cruise ship season in true Bay of Plenty style? Bring a picnic or some... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Last week I had the pleasure of attending the celebration of the Bay Conservation Alliance launch with Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage. The Bay Conservation Alliance is a fantastic initiative where... Read More

Active Voice with Danene Jones Sport Bay of Plenty Communications Advisor Here's a challenge: Close your eyes and walk in a straight line for four metres placing your feet heel to toe. Sound easy? When I first observed a group... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Some athletes seem destined to make the top from an early age, while others put in just as much hard work below the radar before emerging in their mid-twenties. One... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra (dark area) which is 2000 degrees Celsius cooler than the effective photosphere temperature. The average... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Rogers recently ventured overseas to visit relatives in some far-flung continents. During these travels, we made some observations about the animal world. NZ being remote... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Are you suffering post-event blues after the excitement of the AIMS Games? Once again the iconic national (and becoming global) tournament week and its record 10,851 athletes added another... Read More

Mary Parker The Fast Track Life Coach 'If you judge people you have no time to love them.” - Mother Teresa. Most of us have a fear of being judged by others. Sometimes it causes us to hide who we are for fear of that... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris In just 12 months' time you'll have the opportunity to review the performance of the Mayor and councillors on your voting papers. Three years is an eternity... Read More