Blogs
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
11:16am Fri 12 Jun, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Recent heavy rain in Dunedin and Wellington shows it's near impossible for any city in New Zealand to live free from flooding. A month's worth of rain fell within 24 hours in both cities this year. No city in... Read More
10:50am Fri 12 Jun, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz In local news, it's great to see TCC now backing the Omokoroa-Tauranga cycleway project. This column rallied in support of the bike track a few weeks ago and the reneging city council has U-turned,... Read More
10:23am Fri 12 Jun, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members have completed deliberations on submissions made to the Long Term Plan. It's become clear we need to have a framework in place to assist in making decisions when it comes to funding requests... Read More
02:02pm Thu 11 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. Chilly temperatures, dry air and central heating can play havoc with your skin, but... Read More
12:10pm Tue 09 Jun, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga Domain has been grabbing the headlines in the local news recently, with the return of the Steamers to the inner-city ground, to square off against arch-rivals Waikato on the... Read More
09:40am Tue 09 Jun, 2015
Lena Kairau and Buddy Meyer Active Families and Family Lifestyle Coach Advisors Sport Bay of Plenty Unfortunately the obesity statistics for children in New Zealand do not paint a positive picture. The latest data available from the 2012/13 Health... Read More