Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Last week elected members listened to submitters during the Annual Plan process. We had some submissions from small food businesses that were concerned about the hike in their fees, with one submitter saying... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Hard and fast tracks and a warm Autumn have seen a scintillating start to the current Baywide club rugby season. Western Bay of Plenty rugby supporters have flocked in their hundreds... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls in Tauranga during the month of April 2013 and April 2014 were both relatively wet, with April 2013 recording 284 mm - the sixth highest April rainfall since 1898 - and in April 2014 the total was 225 mm -... Read More

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

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

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

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