Blogs

Beauty industry regulations

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. In the third and final column in my series on regulation of the beauty industry I would... Read More

More startling scientific discoveries

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Interesting that the Nasa had to send a probe through space for 10 years to get to Pluto. Typical Americans, make a drama out of everything. I found Pluto in my lunch hour. Took a walk up Devonport... Read More

Tauranga’s pitch to attract Jetstar

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Congratulations to Jetstar. The airline is asking for regions to put their best pitch forward to attract their service - a low-cost subsidiary of Qantas - to fly in and out of NZ's regional airports. It caused... Read More

Putting a plan in place

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Last Tuesday, Tauranga City Council held a rebranded Community Connections meeting at Papamoa Library and Community Centre. To date, attendances have been poor - usually more staff than community present.... Read More

Life as an MP

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller One of the things you quickly look forward to as a new MP is parliamentary recess, when you are not required to be in Wellington for a couple of weeks and can spend time in your electorate, and even occasionally get to... Read More

Saying Thank You is Easy!

Melanie ShortMarketing ManagerSport Bay of Plenty There are so many of us who lend a hand at our chosen sport, we are happy to help out mainly due to the connection with the sport through our kids or because we still play….and as we look... Read More

Saying Thank You is Easy!

Melanie ShortMarketing ManagerSport Bay of Plenty There are so many of us who lend a hand at our chosen sport, we are happy to help out mainly due to the connection with the sport through our kids or because we still play….and as we look... Read More

Emotional exit for one of the greats

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While channel surfing on Sky on Saturday morning, I came upon one of the most poignant moments in sport that I have seen in a long time. With day two of the British Open Golf from St... Read More

The Sun and the next 'Maunder Minimum' 2030-2040?

Weather Eyewith John Maunder A new model of the Sun's interior is producing predictions of its behaviour with unprecedented accuracy; predictions with interesting consequences for Earth. Professor Valentina Zharkova of Northumbria University presented... Read More

Foreign ownership of land register

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The large number of foreign investors buying up New Zealand properties is creating an entire generation of Kiwis unable to buy their own home - ever. With so many Kiwis being pushed into the rental market, rent... Read More

Council’s debt is up, residents’ debt is down

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Yes, that's right - residents' debt will decrease even though Tauranga City Council's debt is increasing. Council is investing in infrastructure so more housing can be built. New property owners repay us for... Read More

Chemical cocktail

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. Every day, in the name of beauty, many of us unwittingly put a cocktail of chemicals... Read More