Blogs

Thank a Sport Maker

Tom MorrisonCommunity Coaching AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Attention all winter codes, it's time to start thinking about your nominations for Sport Maker. The Thank a Sport Maker campaign is part of a partnership with the Lotto Volunteer Foundation... Read More

Thank a Sport Maker

Tom MorrisonCommunity Coaching AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Attention all winter codes, it's time to start thinking about your nominations for Sport Maker. The Thank a Sport Maker campaign is part of a partnership with the Lotto Volunteer Foundation... Read More

Tauranga March Afternoon Temperatures: 1914-2015

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. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More

Very Appealing

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. You may have heard of paraffin wax dips for the feet during a pedicure. The experience... Read More

A perfect imperfection

John ArtsAbundant Health www.johnarts.co.nz The majority of people who contact me have some form of health issue. In some cases we can help support healing processes and see people make a full recovery. For most it's more a matter of making improvements... Read More

Regional council’s planning process is a joke

Andrew von DadelszenRegional Watchdog One has to ask…What is the point of submitting to regional council annual plans? In January I wrote a 13-page submission to the regional council's Land Transport Plan 2015 to 2045. I wanted to be heard... Read More

Good time to be a New Zealander

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It seems to be a good time to be a New Zealander. The economy is good. Easter on the roads was safer than it's been for ages. Our cricketers are among the best two teams in the world. We're better sports... Read More

Targeting reducing crime

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz I hope you all managed to have some time off and relax during the Easter break. For me, it was great to spend a few days at home with my family and recharge the batteries. In my last column I wrote about... Read More

Promises need to be kept

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The Northland by-election was an election which everyone - except New Zealand First - thought was unwinnable probably because the electorate had been considered a safe National seat for decades and Mike Sabin... Read More

Reducing waste pays dividends

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The regional council provides a budget of about $75,000 a year to implement the Regional Waste Strategy. This funding enables a Waste Resources Advisory Group, made up of business, community and... Read More

Improving housing affordability with government

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Improving housing affordability, economic prosperity, and quality of life are common goals Tauranga City Council shares with Central Government. But there seems to be an ingrained tension between the two layers... Read More

Illuminating Opportunity for Clubs

Kate ClarkCommunity Sport Advisor WBOPSport Bay of Plenty The Community Sport team here at Sport Bay of Plenty are always on the lookout for new ways to assist sports clubs to improve the sustainability of their operations. LiteClub is a completely... Read More