Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor During our Strategy and Policy Committee this week, elected members agreed to seek information on protected trees under the City Plan that will help inform a wider discussion on the process required for... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor With next year's council election campaign starting in July 2016, the current era of elected members have just nine exciting months of productivity left to deliver results for the city. This week we agreed on... Read More

Sonia LyndsSport Bay of Plenty So I became Mum a few years back and now have the most wonderful three year old. These have been the most amazing and busy years of my life. I now have an everyday challenge of fitting in the things that I want to... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Dreams do come true. Just ask Tauranga City United Football Club, who achieved what seemed like an improbable dream of winning their last two encounters of the season by ten goals to... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder El Niño and La Niña are complex weather patterns resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific.El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of what is known as the... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor It is time to recognise the vision displayed by the self-appointed Civic Amenities Group (CAG), who have recently briefed Tauranga City Council on their vision for our great city. The outcome appears... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz On September 20 last year, National was re-elected for a third term with an increased share of the vote. Last week I gave a speech in Parliament highlighting what we have achieved one year on, such as... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Readers have been vociferous in their responses to our exclusive story last week on the missing star scandal. We're not entirely sure what vociferous means, but we won't be messing with vociferocity.... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The Bay of Plenty faces many biosecurity threats to its freshwater, marine environment and land, and everyone needs to be vigilant. As an island nation, New Zealand is largely free of many of the... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor This week at council we balanced the views of fire authorities, pro- and anti-fireworks campaigners, event organisers, and other residents to re-confirm the rules for lighting fires throughout the city.We have... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor A stadium is being mooted by the Civic Amenities Group. This group comprises of Paul Adams, Richard Cashmore, Dame Susan Devoy, Neil Craig, Peter Farmer, Graeme Horsley, Tom Roper and Mark Thomas. For there... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last week Sideline Sid spent a couple of hours watching the opening morning of the Carrus Open at the Tauranga Golf Club. The professional tournament is part of the Charles Tour, and... Read More