Blogs
03:51pm Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There have been many festivals and events during summer and I've been lucky to attend two quite opposite types.One was an alcohol-soaked music-based three-day concert; the... Read More
12:13pm Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There have been many festivals and events during summer and I've been lucky to attend two quite opposite types.One was an alcohol-soaked music-based three-day concert; the... Read More
12:12pm Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz What is wrong with you people? Have you all gone completely stark raving bonkers?Just lately we've seen some of the most bizarre things happening. So many that we been dedicated this entire column to... Read More
11:57am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz What is wrong with you people? Have you all gone completely stark raving bonkers?Just lately we've seen some of the most bizarre things happening. So many that we been dedicated this entire column to... Read More
09:59am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Andrew von DadelszenRegional Watchdog This is my first editorial since mid-2013, and I feel compelled to resume writing because our local government representatives just aren't listening to the ratepayer that pay their fees and salaries. About... Read More
09:57am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Few people know Tauranga's streets, canals, and reserves are designed to flood during heavy rainfall events. These assets try to hold the water away from homes until it drains away. Flooding is one of many natural... Read More
09:55am Fri 27 Feb, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor There has been a huge amount of feedback regarding the proposed closing of the Tropical Plant House on Cliff Rd. I've received many phone calls and emails on the topic. I've been told people don't sign... Read More
10:35am Wed 25 Feb, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket has occupied the attention of Sideline Sid from dawn until dusk over the last ten days. Not only has there been wall-to-wall coverage of the Cricket World Cup, but there's also... Read More
01:40pm Tue 24 Feb, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph below shows details of the average annual daily maximum... Read More
12:53pm Tue 24 Feb, 2015
David Hill@ Papamoa Plaza With new building consents on the rise, expansion at Papamoa Plaza and a whole raft of events underway for the coming months, Papamoa is making all the right moves for the community. A caring community encompasses all... Read More
11:31am Fri 20 Feb, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is still plenty of heat in the sun at this time of the year and we often eat vegetables like watermelon and cucumber, which have more than 90 per cent water content that... Read More
11:30am Fri 20 Feb, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is still plenty of heat in the sun at this time of the year and we often eat vegetables like watermelon and cucumber, which have more than 90 per cent water content that... Read More