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Kids Leading Kids

Debbie Garea GO4it Fundamentals Advisor Sport Bay of Plenty The sounds of laughter and encouragement can be heard reverberating over the playing fields of 75 Bay of Plenty primary schools at lunchtimes as the Dynamo Leaders facilitate games for... Read More

Kids Leading Kids

Debbie Garea GO4it Fundamentals Advisor Sport Bay of Plenty The sounds of laughter and encouragement can be heard reverberating over the playing fields of 75 Bay of Plenty primary schools at lunchtimes as the Dynamo Leaders facilitate games for... Read More

Rice is a nice autumn snack

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is always some form of rice in the pantry. Recently, I was rummaging through the clutter and found arborio rice for my curry instead of basmati.I also found a packet... Read More

Rice is a nice autumn snack

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is always some form of rice in the pantry. Recently, I was rummaging through the clutter and found arborio rice for my curry instead of basmati.I also found a packet... Read More

Rice is a nice autumn snack

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is always some form of rice in the pantry. Recently, I was rummaging through the clutter and found arborio rice for my curry instead of basmati.I also found a packet... Read More

Proposed 8.5 per cent rate increase – outrageous

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Feedback from my first editorial was our Bay of Plenty Regional Council was indignant I said they received about $40m in dividend income from the 73,687,536 shares owned by Quayside Holdings (their... Read More

Planning for the coastal environment

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan is a statutory document which sets objectives, policies and rules for the development and use of the coastal environment. Following a review... Read More

Ordinary Kiwis just doing the right thing

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Concerned that many tourists arriving in New Zealand are overweight and a health danger to themselves, RR is urging vigilante Kiwis to confiscate their lunches. It's for their own good.We'd like to... Read More

Breaking the cycle of welfare dependency

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Last week Social Development Minister Anne Tolley announced that the number of teen parents on a benefit has nearly halved since 2009. This is due in part to an improving economy and the creation of more... Read More

Last of the summer food

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor The re-birth of summer food markets has brought a sense of fun-filled adventures to different parts of our city. It brought the cheeky playfulness of the British sitcom 'Last of the Summer Wine', where people... Read More

Changes to Route K name and tolls

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor The New Zealand Transport Agency is taking over Route K and the associated Tauranga City Council debt in July 2015. The road will have a name change and will be called the Takitimu Connection Toll Road. The... Read More

Papamoa ‘first choice’ for new and existing residents

David Hill@ Papamoa Plaza Papamoa retailers have certainly touched upon a strong chord of community needs. Starting with the inaugural Santa Parade with more than 56 floats and 10,000 spectators, the community has clearly signalled that events... Read More