Blogs
11:04am Tue 23 Jun, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The arrival of winter always seems to crank up the intensity in the Bay of Plenty club rugby competitions. With just three rounds remaining in the Bayfair Baywide divisions before the... Read More
08:09am Tue 23 Jun, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder A graph of five global monthly temperatures January 1979 to April 2015 is shown below. As the base period for the individual temperature estimates varies, they have all been normalised by comparing with the average... Read More
03:17pm Fri 19 Jun, 2015
Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I know how our local communities value strong social services - and particularly health services - because we never know when a family member may need a hospital or some other medical service. These situations are usually... Read More
02:32pm Fri 19 Jun, 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. Brrr! The latest cold snap has us delving deep into our winter wardrobes. It's common... Read More
10:59am Fri 19 Jun, 2015
Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Reading this week's news I was shocked to see Mark Cairns at the Port of Tauranga gets paid $1,464,000, and Vince Hawksworth at TrustPower gets $1,359,999. In my opinion these levels are obscene, and... Read More
10:58am Fri 19 Jun, 2015
Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Sitting at the bay watching cargo ships sail away, I can't help but consider the billions of logs and timber they carry away to China, the United States and Australia, where our wood, once turned into finished... Read More
10:21am Fri 19 Jun, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Beautiful, crisp winter days in the wonderful city of Tauranga. Cool, but sunny, perfect for a walk downtown, catch a coffee and a bite of lunch or a glass of something. Don't be concerned about recent... Read More
09:54am Fri 19 Jun, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor During the next few weeks I'll outline key decisions in Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan. This week I'm outlining the growing demand for sport venues. Our LTP focuses on 'weekend warriors' and grassroots... Read More
01:44pm Tue 16 Jun, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A number of sports that have huge participation numbers worldwide fly under the radar in New Zealand, both in competitor numbers and media profile. Olympic style (amateur) wrestling... Read More
10:06am Tue 16 Jun, 2015
Annie SchenkelGreen Prescription (GRx) Project Coordinator, Sport Bay of Plenty The Diabetes Prevention Project (DPP) is coming to an end on June 30th. This pilot project aimed to assist people to prevent developing Type 2 Diabetes and was funded... Read More
10:42am Mon 15 Jun, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga to have experienced... Read More
11:43am Fri 12 Jun, 2015
Todd TalksBy Todd Muller The Bay is set to continue its surging growth and bring with it more jobs and better prospects for families in our region. A recent study released by Infometrics shows the Bay of Plenty grew by 3.2 per cent in the first... Read More