Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Technology has been changing the way we live since the discovery of fire and the invention of the wheel. Each generation has seen changes to the way humans live, work and connect with each other. It's just that... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Bay of Plenty Regional Council manages water allocation - whether it's used for irrigation, industry, drinking water (municipal supplies) or generating electricity. This includes water in our streams... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz On Monday Cabinet decided that New Zealand will settle 750 Syrian refugees over the next two and half years. This is made up of a special emergency intake of 600 and 150 from within the current annual... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was genuinely excited when he read about a leg of the Cycling World Cup, arriving at the Avantidrome in Cambridge, just before Christmas this year. The UCI Track Cycling... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of August have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in 2010 to a low of only 17 mm... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Jetstar have announced their new provincial cities to their existing domestic routes. Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth and Palmerston North will join Jetstar's Auckland and Wellington flights schedule. Unfortunately,... Read More

Catching up with NatalieBy Natalie Bridges It seems to me that the arrival of Hairy Maclary has heralded a new chapter, not just for his friends, but for Tauranga too. As the glowing, shiny faces of young and old alike constantly seems to surround... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to Backwater Bay... if you believe a certain airline that has snubbed us. Forget the fact this region is the fastest growing in the country, or that Tauranga is poised to become the fourth largest... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The Resource Management Act (RMA) directs councils to set policies and rules for thesustainable management of natural and physical resources. Under the RMA, policies and rules are developed at... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Two times this week I have been happily dragged back to my childhood while being out and about in the city. The first was sitting on a warm Sunday afternoon watching the Bay play Waikato. Despite the result, I just loved... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid wiped a little tear from his eye on Sunday, when he heard that legendary Australian racehorse trainer Bart Cummings had passed away. James Bartholomew Cummings, who was... Read More

Peter SmithFootball Development OfficerWaiBOP Football With the regular season coming to a close shortly we look back with satisfaction at what has been a very successful year so far for Football. With another increase in participation and coach... Read More