Blogs
02:04pm Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Jane Le GuayHealth Team Leader,Sport Bay of Plenty Some fascinating but somewhat disturbing facts are consistently making headlines. New Zealand is currently ranking third in the world of obesity ratings. It is reported six of every 10 adult... Read More
02:02pm Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Jane Le GuayHealth Team Leader,Sport Bay of Plenty Some fascinating but somewhat disturbing facts are consistently making headlines. New Zealand is currently ranking third in the world of obesity ratings. It is reported six of every 10 adult... Read More
12:31pm Tue 14 Jul, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Baywide Rugby has reached the business end of the season, with three divisions of semi-finals to be fought out this Saturday. In the Premier ranks, Te Puke Sports finished at top of... Read More
10:24am Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including at the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990.The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More
08:52am Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds Each week, beauty enthusiast Suzanne Edmonds explores the best ways to take care of ourselves so that we love the skin we're in. As the debate grows over regulation of the beauty industry, I would like to put a challenge... Read More
11:22am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP In 15 years, pension payments will be at peak demand. For some, this is a great time to start implementing scare tactics, convincing younger generations they will not have access to pensions. For NZ First, this... Read More
11:20am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Recently, I was contacted by a constituent concerned about the use of local rural roads by hoons as a race track, burnout pad or rally track. I know of at least three rural communities, including... Read More
11:19am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Carving out funds to support Kiwis requires carefully balancing our taxes and redistributing it to where it is needed. This is much easier when the economy is doing well. The latest headlines show the Bay is currently leading... Read More
09:13am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news this week is that us residents of the Bay have apparently been showering together to save money.This came as quite a shock to me as I hadn't noticed the rest of you in the shower cubicle.... Read More
08:24am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor There has been a lot of comment in the media lately regarding cycleways and walkways. The Government and New Zealand Transport Agency will match council funding for cycleways to about 50 per cent of the... Read More
08:23am Fri 10 Jul, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Our Central Business District is like other CBDs throughout NZ and overseas - they need to redefine their role in modern society. The way people shop and do business has changed the role of CBD's from last century. Tauranga's... Read More
11:25am Wed 08 Jul, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz At the risk of repeating myself at this time of year - the depths of winter in July always brings a smile to Sideline Sid's face, as we are over the hump of the shortest day and are... Read More