Putting down the packetDavid quits smoking for Stoptober Let me start off by saying that I was never going to be nominated for a sainthood, even though 'Saint Dave' does have a lovely ring to it. For the thousands of Kiwis who're taking part in... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Some topics are difficult. One of those is the Big C - specifically, breast cancer. However, last weekend we all donned our pinkest and brightest clothes for the Pink Papamoa Beach Walk, organised by Tauranga Breast Cancer... Read More

Western Bay Volunteeringwith Theo UrsumVolunteer WBOP centre manager Volunteering could be the key to promoting happiness and social connectedness in the Western Bay of Plenty. I agree with my colleague, Cheryll Martin, who writes in the Volunteering... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Here's a mind-numbing fact to end your week: today is National Anaesthesia Day. It promises to be a real knock-out.It seems every day is a national day of something. We should reserve a Day of Nothing... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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