Blogs
08:12am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Though still undergoing registration, the NZ Independent Coalition is now a living identity, looking forward to capturing the nation's interest with a new political perspective - a way forward that includes and... Read More
08:12am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Clare WilsonLocal Labour The issue of voluntary school donations is a hot topic at the moment. The irony lies in the word 'voluntary'. We all know there is no such thing as a free education in New Zealand anymore. Students must pay for various... Read More
08:11am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor I note Auckland City Council has begun urgent meetings to find ways to cover a half billion dollar funding shortfall, each year for the next 10 years, and look at ways to reduce spending by up to $2.8b. Media... Read More
08:10am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor 'Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I'll spend the first four hours sharpening my axe” - this quote from Abraham Lincoln is a good analogy for the last two weeks at Tauranga City Council. With no... Read More
08:10am Fri 11 Jul, 2014
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Mangroves within the Tauranga Harbour have expanded exponentially during the last 50 years and there is now upwards of 900 hectares of mature mangroves fringing our harbour. The expansion is due... Read More
12:34pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of things Sideline Sid has missed while holidaying in Queensland during the Western Bay of Plenty winter is the Joseph Parker fight on Sky Pay Per View television last weekend. With... Read More
12:34pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of things Sideline Sid has missed while holidaying in Queensland during the Western Bay of Plenty winter is the Joseph Parker fight on Sky Pay Per View television last weekend. With... Read More
12:31pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of things Sideline Sid has missed while holidaying in Queensland during the Western Bay of Plenty winter is the Joseph Parker fight on Sky Pay Per View television last weekend. With... Read More
10:50am Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Peter SmithFootball Development OfficerWaiBOP Football As you read this article Netherlands and Argentina have headed to extra time in their World Cup semifinal after finishing the regulation 90 minutes locked at 0-0 this morning. This is a day... Read More
10:57am Mon 07 Jul, 2014
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including at the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More
10:50am Mon 07 Jul, 2014
Sideline SidMotoring correspondent www.sunlive.co.nz Riding in a couple of completely different cars since arriving in Queensland six weeks ago has shown Sideline Sid how much motor vehicles have developed in the last couple of decades. We had... Read More
03:08pm Fri 04 Jul, 2014
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Some old school, basic methods of cooking, from back in the day when I first worked in a commercial kitchen washing dishes after school, are still in use today - but a lot... Read More