Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart More than one in five New Zealanders drop out of University in their first year. So, how can you make sure you're one of the three (and a bit) who graduates? New Study Habits For most of us, the work ethic we employed... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I often say I have the best job in the world. I get to help the courageous people who've been prepared to make often considerable changes in order to maintain, regain or just improve their health. It's... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week the Rabbit performed a spectacular flip-flop on the flag. I know, I declared early in the process that we should retain Old Jack and the triple stars that are actually four.That was before... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor I've received many emails from people in the community concerned regarding proposed changes to Government legislation for fresh water. Elected members were recently sent the booklet 'Next steps for fresh... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor There's been a lot of talk in the community on whether council should fix or replace its mouldy office buildings. Elected members are considering lots of different ideas and approaches, by a range of developers,... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Happy New Year to you all. Is it getting too late to say that? While the holidays seem like a distant memory now, it was great to spend some quality time with the family and Natalie's parents during the... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Six months preparation, a wheelbarrow full of predictions of success followed by another crushing loss in the first game of the season - yes the New Zealand Warriors NRL season has... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 343 mm in 1936... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The cells called Mitochondria are our internal engines that take the energy from food and finally change this into the form of energy our bodies need. At the end of the line is the production of our bodies'... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Tauranga's CBD is a disgrace when compared with many other regional centres. I spent the last three weeks travelling throughout the South Island, and I'm not surprised our tourist visitors have topped... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz There's been plenty said already about the NZ flag project, to the point that most people are tired of hearing about it.It hasn't reached feverish levels of passion; Kiwis have failed to get highly... Read More

Peter GriffinPlanwise Financial Services Then now is a good time to review your insurances. 'But how much insurance should I get?” You may need to cover the debt or mortgage, enough for funeral costs, any other short-term debt you might have... Read More