Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP There are 1257 state-owned properties in Tauranga ready to be sold off to the highest bidder as part of a government pilot program aiming at selling off more state-owned assets. Roughly 65 per cent of these... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Central Government has recently raised the idea of a 1.5m road space between cyclists and motorists. While this separation distance may reduce accidents, it will be very costly, if not impossible to carry... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz There was only one story of consequence in the news this week, and no, it wasn't how Brooke Fraser slashed her hand while cutting an avocado.Nor was it the poor wannabe All Blacks that were sent off... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor I am pretty disappointed with the current performance of our Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Elected members don't seem to be fully engaged. The number of meetings for councillors has nearly halved... Read More

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