Blogs

Your teen's career starts now

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart At the end of university, each graduate will hold a qualification. Relevant work experience will often determine which graduate gets hired. For more competitive university studies including veterinary science; relevant,... Read More

The ins and outs of inflammation – Part 3

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week I talked about the impact of dietary fats on the inflammatory process. Too much Omega 6 and too little Omega 3 push our bodies towards inflammation. There is, however, another group of food... Read More

Society’s spending priorities up the wazoo

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's official: The ambulance really is at the bottom of the cliff.We signed up again to support St John Ambulance and are left wondering what kind of sick society won't fund essential emergency services... Read More

Less ratepayer funding but more competition

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Some people say councils should be run more like businesses. But councils should be cautious if its services start to compete with local businesses. Tauranga City Council has set up a subsidiary company, called... Read More

My week that’s been…

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz On Monday I attended the Dawn Service at the Mount Cenotaph and the Civic Parade at Memorial Park. Anzac Day is a chance to reflect and honour the contributions our veterans made to protect our freedoms... Read More

More local Government reform

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The shape of the proposed Minister of Local Government's legislative reform proposal 'Better Local Services Reform' is now clearer. The intention is to encourage more joint services delivered over... Read More

To delegate or not?

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor At a recent briefing, a decision was made by elected members to delegate responsibility to our CEO to deal with some requests from the Merivale Community Centre. I would have expected the requests to come... Read More

Highway’s $520m upgrade a huge win

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Transport Minister Simon Bridges' announcement last week is huge for the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga in particular. The Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee, chaired by councillor Jane... Read More

Women’s heart health awareness month

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic May is women's heart health awareness month. I'm always surprised, when I present the statistics about heart disease, how gob-smacked ladies are at the impact heart disease has on women. Heart disease still... Read More

Climate Change - Methods of Inferring/Detecting Change

Weather Eyewith John Maunder What causes the climate to change as well as understanding the methods for detecting changes in the climate are on-going research activities. The following is a brief summary of the methods scientists and others, such... Read More

Sporting times during the war

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Anzac Day got Sideline Sid thinking about the role that sport played during hostilities over the last one hundred years of armed conflict. While sport was very much reduced in New... Read More

Fast Food Beat Up

Are you ready?with Leigh Elder Last week's TV One 'Sunday' programme was focused on taking a look at obesity and what we should be doing about it. And guess what, surprise, surprise, the fast food industry was the number one target again. Well,... Read More