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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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