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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid caught the last few overs of the Plunket Shield match between the Northern Knights and Canterbury at the Bay Oval on Easter Friday. While the match was scheduled for four... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909.This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979, to a low of 5 mm in 1943.The second... 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. When it comes to beauty and treatments we can all be far too quick to make the simple... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz At this time of the year chocolate eggs and hot cross buns are devoured with great gusto by family and friends. I haven't thought about making my own Easter eggs but my new... Read More