Blogs
08:36am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The Minister of Trade hails the TPPA deal as complete. The Government has released five fact sheets with few facts. The people of New Zealand wait for the US Government to make the TPP agreement publically available... Read More
08:36am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor The future and options for the council building are many and varied. The possibilities are endless and range from fixing the existing building to leasing, re-building on existing site or combine with another... Read More
08:35am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City Council is the biggest landowner in Tauranga, and we buy and sell land all the time. Regular property reviews should happen frequently to ensure the community is getting the best use for its land. This... Read More
08:34am Fri 16 Oct, 2015
Catching up with NatalieBy Natalie Bridges How I look in the morning - my hair stiff and skew-whiff and bleary eyed - is not how I look all day, but it can often be how I feel. That's because, like most people these days, cramming as much as you... Read More
10:37am Wed 14 Oct, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Walking around the confines of Blake Park last week revealed to Sideline Sid what a valuable, green space the Mount Maunganui sporting venue has become A little historical digging revealed... Read More
03:28pm Mon 12 Oct, 2015
Debbie Garea Fundamentals Advisor Sport Bay of Plenty The Lead it Dynamos are school students trained to plan and facilitate lunch time activities at school. During 2015 over 1300 Dynamo Leaders from throughout the Bay of Plenty have been trained. The... Read More
10:48am Mon 12 Oct, 2015
Tales from the Boot Campwith Dan Sheridan You've met me before. I'm the guy who used to eat whatever and ignore the long-term consequences - one $5 pizza at a time. But as you know, this disregard can only last for so long. Eventually, the bloke... Read More
09:25am Mon 12 Oct, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in 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
08:38am Mon 12 Oct, 2015
Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart Before you resign, make sure you understand just why you feel so unhappy. You may already have a long list of reasons. Be sure to work past the initial, generic grievances like, 'I don't enjoy my work” or 'I... Read More
11:04am Fri 09 Oct, 2015
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Many people are concerned about the rapid spread of mangroves around Tauranga Harbour. The cause is sedimentation, which washes into the harbour from surrounding catchments providing an ideal growing... Read More
10:52am Fri 09 Oct, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week we delve into the murky waters of race, religion and rap. This classic RR column from a few years ago is regurgitated, following new claims recently that Jesus was black. Rogers Rabbits was... Read More
09:13am Fri 09 Oct, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor The 2015/2016 cruise ship season kicks off on October 7 with the arrival of Diamond Princess and finishes on May 18 2016 with the arrival of Insignia. Most ships are in port for approximately 12 hours.... Read More