Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor We haven't communicated very well that it's tough to get a liquor licence under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, regardless of a local alcohol policy. Council removed the cap for bottle-stores so we're... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Tauranga Harbour is a very special place, and a lot of work is being done by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to protect and restore it. Regional Council expenditure in the last financial year... Read More

Inside Start Upwith Jo Allum Tauranga Startup Weekend lead organisers Pascale Hyboud-Peron and Jo Allum recently attended Wellington Startup Weekend to get a feel for how the event comes together in other New Zealand cities and see how it can best... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sideline Sid is a huge fan of all things sporting in the Western Bay of Plenty, he also has a real passion for history and believes that knowing where we come from is as important... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The following is a summary of the Climate Conference held in New York on September 23: The purpose of the 2014 Climate Summit was to raise political momentum for a meaningful, universal climate agreement in Paris in... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year, when there a lot of excitement over the new season's produce at the market. There are freshly dug new potatoes and asparagus to get excited over as... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's a strange thing about writing a newspaper column that the feedback can be so polarised.We know a lot of people read this and like it. They tell us. We know that some read it and don't like it. They... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor You might be thinking 'What is Tauranga City Council doing?' because you haven't heard much in the media lately. Well, you're right; we haven't been communicating much lately. This is partly because our communications... Read More

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz French This year's Garden and Art Festival may be the last for one gardener, but we hope it's not the last for her garden. Gael Blaymires, of The Looking Glass Garden in the Papamoa Hills, encapsulates the... Read More

Insider's Guide to the Festivalwith Liz Frenchwww.nzgardenandartfest.co.nz This year's Garden and Art Festival may be the last for one gardener, but we hope it's not the last for her garden. Gael Blaymires, of The Looking Glass Garden in the Papamoa... Read More