Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party When 50 participants at Welcome Bay Community Centre's election meeting on August 17 were offered ultimate power to fix the world, not one of them asked for economic growth. Instead, they wanted to improve... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City councillors were confronted with mixed feelings of relief and jubilation this week as the New Zealand Transport Agency decided to take on all but $1 million of the $62.5 million debt left on Route... Read More

Clare WilsonLocal Labour Imagine working all your life, earning money and bringing up a family, possibly fighting in a war, or receiving minimum wage all your life, but managing your mortgage and bills. Alternatively, we all know people who've... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor This week Tauranga City Council received good news from the New Zealand Transport Agency. The council's $63 million debt associated with Route K will be transferred to the NZTA on June 30, 2015. This is... Read More

Conservatively Yourswith Deborah Cunliffe When I was young I thought I had all the answers, and learning I didn't was a hard pill to swallow. Fast-forward 30 years - two adult children and lots of curved balls later - my ideals have faded in... Read More

Sideline SidMotoring correspondant www.sunlive.co.nz A motoring story in one of last Sunday's papers grabbed Sideline Sid's attention. Speculation is rife that the highly successful Australian V8 Supercar racecar engines are on the way out. The... Read More

Sideline SidMotoring correspondant www.sunlive.co.nz A motoring story in one of last Sunday's papers grabbed Sideline Sid's attention. Speculation is rife that the highly successful Australian V8 Supercar racecar engines are on the way out. The... Read More

Claire's Cuisine www.sunlive.co.nz We were very privileged to dine at the Lost Spring Cafe & Restaurant in Whitianga and sample chef Sam Goslin's outstanding Ora King Salmon dish. The dish, Kaimoana Ora Kaimoana Aroha (Live Seafood, Love Seafood),... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Defined sporting seasons - when winter and summer sports had specific seasonal boundaries -are well and truly gone. A good example of the crossover is provided in the Western Bay of... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The peculiar 19th Century weather disaster - dubbed The Year Without a Summer - happened in 1816, when weather in Europe and North America took a bizarre turn which resulted in widespread crop failures and famine. On... Read More

Debbie GareaFundamentals AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Pupils at Kaimai School are thrilled to be involved in the GO4it programme, run by Sport Bay of Plenty. GO4it is a fundamental movement programme that develops life-long skills required for participation... Read More

Andy BelcherThrough Andy's LensPhotographer If you're a car nut like me, you will understand why I was so excited last Monday to drive BMW's newly-announced M4 supercar. It boasts a twin turbo-charged six-cylinder engine, producing 425bhp and a... Read More