Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz On Monday evening I held a public meeting with Building and Housing Minister Dr Nick Smith and Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller to talk about the Government's HomeStart scheme and how we can help people get... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Many communities in the Bay of Plenty do not have reticulated sewerage treatment, but rely on On-site Effluent Treatment systems - otherwise know as septic tanks. Unfortunately in some areas, for... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to the news regurgitated, a second helping of pigeon pie. We've had a lot of news this week and some of it has been newsworthy and some of it has been just plain not. First up on the 'not”... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Food and beverages in 2012 was a US$21 billion export earner for New Zealand, and made up 10 per cent of the country's GDP and nearly half of our export earnings. This might sound impressive, but look... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members have been advised that the top three reasons people use Tauranga City Council's website is to look up information on rates, cemeteries and waste. Most people stay online for less than a... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor I don't blame people in other regions for making their own labels about Tauranga. They rarely hear anything about Tauranga other than advertisements for retirement villages. Whether we like it or not, these labels... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While June and July brings wet weather club rugby where rainwear and umbrellas are often the order of the day, it's also preparation time for the Bay of Plenty Steamers as they ready... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Last week most parts of New Zealand experienced extremely cold temperatures with night time temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius being recorded in inland parts of North Otago and South Canterbury - only five degrees... Read More

Cherryl ThompsonDisability Sport AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Disability Sport means specific sport for people with a physical disability or sport that includes disabled people. Whichever the case, the Bay of Plenty has many opportunities available... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller One the quirk of our modern lives is how time-poor we appear to be. We always seem to be rushing from one event to the next, diaries filled with personal and professional obligations. Like no other generation before, alternative... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Let's face it, the Government loves to take credit - for anything and everything it can. The All Blacks won the World Cup? The Government accepts your gratitude. Births up? Deaths down? More or less birds migrating... Read More

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. From coconut oil and kale to and buckwheat and blueberries, there is a plethora of... Read More