Blogs

The dumbing down of NZ

Dive Right Inwith Gwyn Brownfrom Tauranga Dive Rogers Rabbits' column this week failed to make it past the Sun's censorship committee and he has been banished from page 2 until such time as the column is amended to comply with standards of common... Read More

Lest we forget, lest we stop striving to emulate

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller I was asked by the Mount RSA on Saturday to open Fox Hole - their new, family-orientated café. It was a special occasion that gave me pause to reflect on the value RSA members give to their community. As a nation... Read More

Getting the job: the interview

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart If you've made it to the interview, your CV and cover letter show you've got what it takes for the job advertised. Unfortunately, so does everyone else they're interviewing. So who gets the job? The interview is really... Read More

What might happen if Tauranga lost its CBD?

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Let's consider a scenario where Tauranga City Council chooses to build its office building in vacant greenfield land, such as Papamoa or Tauriko. For me, it would signal the beginning of the end of Tauranga's... Read More

Mayoralty change certain

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Both mayors from Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District have now announced this current term will be their last. Under their leadership there has been a very strong collaborative way... Read More

Taxing the sweet stuff

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP During a television interview this last Sunday, the Health Minister stated a tax on sugar would not change people's behaviour. The Minister's statement is surprising given the 400 per cent tax on tobacco the... Read More

Have your say on election signs

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City Council is seeking submissions on its Draft Local Elections Policy. Display of election signage has been increased from four weeks to six weeks to be consistent with the City Plan. The timeframe... Read More

The best of international rugby teams

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Following on from last week's column, where I ranked Ron Jarden as one of the finest All Blacks to play rugby for our country - this week Sideline Sid gives his thoughts on one of the... Read More

The Sun and our Climate

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The NASA Solar Physics website (and other web sites such as the Royal Observatory of Belgium) includes information on the sun, sunspot numbers, the 'Maunder Minimum', and sunspot cycle predictions. The sunspot index... Read More

The ins and outs of inflammation – Part 2

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week I talked about how inflammation is an important part of our healing system. Inflammation is basically a process where immune, white blood cells respond to infection or injury by releasing a... Read More

The original soul food

Peter BlakewayFood writer The season for standing on the edge of our children's sports fields has definitely arrived, and with it the promise of winter around the corner. This gives me the chance to delve into the earliest history of food and cooking. Once... Read More

Important facts we learned this week

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz I really need you to focus right now. Because a lot of important facts have been highlighted in the news, or popped into the addled Rabbit brain this week. They are conveniently arranged here into one... Read More