Simon BridgesNational Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Watching the Commonwealth Games is something our family always looks forward to. I have great memories, as a youngster, of the Bridges clan crowding around the TV, cheering on our heroes. It's... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Tauranga is the fastest growing city in the country and has been for some time, with a growth rate of about 6.6 per cent and a population of over 137,000. Although it is a city by population and growth, Tauranga... Read More

Jan TinettiLabour MP There's great news for any of you living in retirement villages here in Tauranga after the Rates Rebate (Retirement Village Residents) Amendment Bill was recently passed in parliament. With a large aging population, this piece... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Parking is likely to be at an absolute premium around the Blake Park precincts on Saturday, when summer and winter sports meet together, at the expansive Mount Maunganui sporting venue.... Read More

Active Voicewith Julie AdamsonRegional Secondary School Director Over the years, secondary school events in the region have been focussed on more traditional types of sports - including athletics, cross-country volleyball and basketball - with... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies of NASA. The graph... Read More

Rosalie CrawfordRosalie's Writings I heard this week that people are having inappropriate nose jobs due to their noses appearing 30 per cent larger in selfies than they really are. I thought about this and took a selfie myself, just to see.... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we saw that damage to specialised cartilage cells called chondrocytes was the first step in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Research suggests that chondrocytes can be damaged by physical... Read More

Angie Warren-ClarkLabour MP Last Wednesday I headed along to the regular Omokoroa Future Focus community meeting to hear people's concerns and to speak about State Highway 2.After listening to people's concerns both during and after the meeting,... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Anyone who has ever driven on State Highway 2 from Tauranga to Katikati will surely agree that the road is in urgent need of an upgrade. Statistics show it is New Zealand's deadliest stretch of highway, yet our Regional... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Like many of you, I am a concerned parent who wishes only the best for my children and their health. And like many parents, I am sure I can comfortably say I care more about their health than my own. Water fluoridation... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris At the transport committee this week, members expressed their frustrations about why there seems to be more talk than roadbuilding. Of course, talk is cheap but roads are expensive!... Read More