Blogs
12:10pm Fri 18 Jul, 2014
Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Last week I wrote an SOS to 'Save Our Seniors'. This week I send out another SOS to 'Save our Shores'. A critical asset for Tauranga is our beaches and harbour. Many claim it to be our primary asset. Our beaches... Read More
12:09pm Fri 18 Jul, 2014
Ian McLeanGreen SceneSpokesperson for the Green Party Our environment had a couple of small wins recently. Although, you can hold off on the celebrations. There is a long way to go. First, some sensible heads in the Senate stopped the Australian... Read More
12:08pm Fri 18 Jul, 2014
Local Labourwith Rachel Jones Hardeep Singh's story about being fired after whistle-blowing on dodgy practices in the kiwifruit industry comes as no surprise. Just last week I met another Indian orchard worker, who described serious exploitation... Read More
12:07pm Fri 18 Jul, 2014
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor The Community Development Committee was held in Matua this week, with about 50 people and staff attending. Resident Phil Hanson spoke in the Public Forum regarding a boardwalk proposal, around the end... Read More
10:11am Thu 17 Jul, 2014
Ariki TibbleSchool Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty It's a common misconception that the purpose of developing a child's fundamental movement skills is about developing future professional sports people. The truth is very few people ever get... Read More
10:09am Thu 17 Jul, 2014
Ariki TibbleSchool Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty It's a common misconception that the purpose of developing a child's fundamental movement skills is about developing future professional sports people. The truth is very few people ever get... Read More
10:07am Thu 17 Jul, 2014
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the Baywide rugby competition reaching the business end of the season, over the ditch Sideline Sid looks forward to each Sunday to catch up with the results on SunLive. With Western... Read More
11:46am Tue 15 Jul, 2014
Weather Eyewith John Maunder The latest global average temperatures of the troposphere - those observed from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites - are computed by the University of Alabama at Huntsville in the United States. Of... Read More
09:25am Tue 15 Jul, 2014
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The farce our race relations bureaucrats should be focussed onAnother wild week in the news business. Berserk weather, berserk politics and our esteemed royal family's bad boy clocks up more notoriety.How... Read More
09:24am Tue 15 Jul, 2014
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The farce our race relations bureaucrats should be focussed onAnother wild week in the news business. Berserk weather, berserk politics and our esteemed royal family's bad boy clocks up more notoriety.How... Read More
10:57am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The seasons have rolled around again and stocks of my tamarillo chutney need replenishing. It's a shame my three golden tamarillo trees haven't produced any fruit yet. I find... Read More
10:46am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The farce our race relations bureaucrats should be focussed onAnother wild week in the news business. Berserk weather, berserk politics and our esteemed royal family's bad boy clocks up more notoriety.How... Read More