Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Come 4am on Monday, April 25, new liquor licensing laws will take affect for ANZAC day celebrations at RSAs around the country. New Zealand First supported a private members bill in the name of Paul Foster-Bell... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Workshops are continuing regarding potential spatial plans for how the existing council building space could look in the future. Museum, library and a performance space are some ideas being mooted for discussion. Also,... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz To sit on Resource Management Act resource consent and plan hearings, elected local authority councillors must hold a qualification as an RMA hearings commissioner. Getting this qualification is... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor No, I'm not talking about the end-of-year festive season. This week's council meeting shows the city is already warming up for an exciting election season in September-October 2016. After a heated debate and... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One benefit of reaching the seven decade mark in life, is the ability to look back at events and people that have shaped the world, having lived through the times. There is always... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More

Eat for keepswith Leigh Elder Our fast-food industry tends to regularly and publicly get chastised for the negative impact they are claimed to have on all our weight, diabetes and overall health issues. Too much salt, sugar, fat, super-sized portions... Read More

Peter BlakewayFood writer The average time spent cooking a family evening meal is now only 34 minutes.This is compared to people spending a full hour in 1980.People can change things if they want to. If we look overseas, we can see how successful... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Previous columns have dealt with the vexing questions of timewarps, the change from daylight saving to Night Dark Wasting, and the proliferation of road cones. Is there a connection…an Axis of... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller We all know in our hearts, the importance of our children. Most of our young are well loved, but too many are vulnerable to harm and hurt. We are determined to ensure young children in the care of the state are well looked... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor A former councillor recently said the current councillors have had a dream run, benefiting from the population boom and lower interest rates. So, are the councillors lucky? People are flocking to Tauranga, not... Read More

Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart If you're using the same version of your CV for each job application you submit, you are decreasing your chances of getting that interview. It's easy to think that because your curriculum vitae (CV) is a reflection... Read More