Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Councillors have a natural instinct to want to please their constituents. Call it a survival instinct, but some decisions will make you unpopular whatever the outcome. A recent... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The whanau was driving along State Sloway 2 this week, thinking of all you lovely folk at Omokoroa and wondering 'Why are you all going to town at the same time?' When it dawned, of course you are... Read More

Active Voicewith Stephanie KellySport BOP Regional Facilities Advisor In May 2017 the six local authorities who make up the Bay of Plenty region endorsed the Bay of Plenty Spaces and Places Strategy, a high level strategic framework for the provision... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Watching a young David Tua defeating Kali Meehan in the opening round of the Heavyweight final at the New Zealand championships in 1989, captured on video, got this sports fan thinking... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Each month Professor Ole Humlum of the The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), in Norway publishes on the web his very comprehensive web site updating a large number of charts and related analyses of data from international... Read More

Claire's CuisineWith Sun Media's Claire Rogers www.sunlive.co.nz Competition is certainly heating up for the entry dishes for the Ora King Salmon Awards. A big thanks to Debbie and the team at The Rabbit Hole for the invite to not only try the... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Just when you thought Neotropical Ichthyology couldn't get any more scintillating, along comes a new fish species you'll be ecstatic to learn about. Neotropical Ichthyology is the catchy title of a... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we saw that damage and death of the specialised cells that maintain cartilage is the real driver behind osteoarthritis. An excellent study (Carlo and Loeser, 2003, Arthritis Rheumatology) investigated... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl I first met Mark Schaumann when the Mauao Choir, led by Emily Macklow, performed at the Brew Bar when I was hosting an open mic night with my good friend and bass player, Stephen Calvert, who also sings in... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris I'll never forget the time I was bailed up next to a fellow university student; he was grinning like a shot possum as he told me about his new-found wealth. He had figured out... Read More

DriveLinewith Stuart Macadam It's amazing how quickly things can change. Back in 2008, when the Great Financial Crisis was in full swing, there was a sudden and noticeable shift in the car market. People were trading in their gas guzzlers for... Read More

Active Voicewith Debbie GareaSport BOP Fundamentals Advisor Not every child wants to be a sporting star or elite athlete - but every child does have a desire and ability to move. However, the way we encourage and foster this ability will determine... Read More