Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris 'I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it” said Basil Fawlty in the Fawlty Towers episode 'The Germans'. We had some German exchange students through work recently... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Baywide rugby season is well and truly under way. While the prize on offer for premier sides is the coveted championship trophy, the 12 contenders started the title race two weeks... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Who enjoyed the National Jazz Festival last weekend? If you were amongst the 30, 000 people who soaked up the atmosphere, you will know what a great event it is for the city. With the onset... Read More

Active Voicewith Laura BoucherSport BOP Communications Advisor Climate, sunshine hours and temperature affect our mood - it's a scientific fact - and come May there will be endless articles informing us how to 'beat the winter blues'. Seasonal... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850's, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the most intense... Read More

Kristin DunneTourism Bay of Plenty What do Machu Picchu, Venice and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing all have in common?They are all popular tourist destinations that are under pressure from the exponential growth of visitors each year.Historical... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The rumours of my untimely demise seem to be based on alternative facts.With apologies to Mark Twain, who quipped: 'The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” after widespread rumours that... Read More

Todd MullerNational MP Last Friday I had the pleasure of helping out with the launch of our very first Disability Sports Festival which was held at the ASB arena over the weekend. It was a very successful initiative with hundreds of locals... Read More

Angie Warren-ClarkLabour MP The best part of my job as an MP is about getting out in our community to meet the many interesting and diverse people across the Bay of Plenty electorate. On Friday I attended the Bay of Plenty Envirohub Speakers Forum,... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP A key component of the New Zealand First/Labour coalition agreement was the establishment of the $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). For too long our regions have suffered from neglect, with many areas... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Around election time I get calls from likeminded residents asking who to vote for. Apart from the self-interested answer, I don't tell people who else they should vote for! I... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid can't wait until the start of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia in a week's time. What a venue - with the tourist capital of Australia as the backdrop... Read More