Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members agreed to major events funding of $7.725m during 10 years in the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan to attract new events to Tauranga. Staff are requesting an extra $371,000 in the Annual Plan to... Read More

Michelle's Musingswith Michelle Muller At least once a week I get asked 'what is it like being the wife of an MP”? As I sit to type this I have three robust, confident children engaging in the school morning routine. One is singing away as... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Finance Minister Bill English has delivered the National-led Government's eighth Budget. In a pre-Budget speech, Minister English indicated that this year would have a strong focus on investing in our... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Our last budget before the elections was debated this week. I'll outline the decisions next week. The wide range of submissions from different parts of the city gave us a thumbs up in general, although there's... Read More

Peter BlakewayFood writer This week I wanted to share a couple of recipes with you, one my own version of a Greek classic and the other its ancient Arab origin. Best of all, for me, is just how long this one has been around. Moussaka (the stress... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Oxidation is a common body process where electrons are moved from one molecule to another. This is essential for extracting energy from food but can damage our cells causing disease. Fats such as cholesterol... Read More

Dive Right Inwith Gwyn Brownfrom Tauranga Dive Every piece of dive equipment is essential. Not as essential as keeping the wife happy, or distracted while you buy new dive gear of course, but essential nonetheless. And people, rightly so, spend... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The big event for Sideline Sid over the weekend was the Joseph Parker World Title eliminator against Carlos Takam on Sky Television. This was the real deal for Parker who was meeting... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I've attended, the most significant - at least in terms of climate change is concerned - was my involvement in the UN-sponsored International Conference in Villach, Austria, in... Read More

Are you ready?with Leigh Elder Eat For Keeps (EFK) are working on a new project which could play a part in both raising awareness on one of the major issues surrounding obesity and diabetes, and help many kiwis learn how to make the right food... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP It's time for the Government to integrate a system of transportation that includes buses and rail. Continuing their current archaic planning that only considers widening roads during the next one to three decades... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Our roads are a critical lifeline for our communities and our economy, but road accidents extract a terrible toll when things go wrong on the tarmac. Unfortunately, the road toll of crash fatalities... Read More