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It’s taken 20 years to get our sh** together

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Twenty years is quite a long time. Last century, in fact. Twenty years ago, a new TV programme, 'Father Ted', had just started and it was hilarious. My kids were in primary school. Daughter ran in the... Read More

Get set for Saturday mornings

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Saturday mornings are about to change for thousands of Western Bay families with the start of the junior winter sport season. There'll be no more lazing in bed, with junior football,... Read More

But My Kids Are Active

Kirsty CarlingEarly Childhood Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty As Early Childhood Team Leader at Sport Bay of Plenty, part of my role is to promote the importance of physical activity for children's growth and development. When I talk about my role... Read More

But My Kids Are Active

Kirsty CarlingEarly Childhood Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty As Early Childhood Team Leader at Sport Bay of Plenty, part of my role is to promote the importance of physical activity for children's growth and development. When I talk about my role... Read More

Climate Extremes in New Zealand

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850's, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the most intense... Read More

Marine Reach – volunteers in our midst

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller I'm a believer in what goes around comes around. If I'm honest, at times I've meant that in anger. However, I seek mostly to do small, helpful things for people which mayin turn encourage a reciprocated altruistic response. On... Read More

From the unfair ideas department

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz And this one's a doozieJust when you thought the Government had run out of ideas for unfairly taxing us, some bright spark comes up with a new one.This time it's the new system for determining car licence... Read More

What the people want

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I spent last weekend reading the 275 submissions to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Long Term Plan. Overall, there is very strong support for the work the regional council does - especially... Read More

Route K toll has dropped

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Everyone is a winner with the New Zealand Transport Agency taking over the ownership of Route K from Tauranga City Council in July. You get cheaper tolls, NZTA can manage a nationally important route to New Zealand's... Read More

The four land-use wellbeings

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor I read, with interest, a recent council vacancy for a SmartGrowth wellbeings implementation officer. The advert said that since the review in 2013, SmartGrowth now took a much broader approach in recognising... Read More

Best foot forward

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. We rely on them every day to carry our bodies around. We expect them to never fail... Read More

Old trophies get a repolish

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It's the hurry and scurry of the modern world - history is what shapes where we are today. Sideline Sid has a loose connection with two grand sporting trophies that seemed destined... Read More