Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Sometimes situations beyond your control develop - and the stress just gets to you.Then you're grumpy in the morning until your first cup of coffee, after tossing and turning... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We are confident. It's official. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has checked, and we are definitely confident. For sure.Eighty per cent of people surveyed are either the same or feeling better than a year... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We are confident. It's official. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has checked, and we are definitely confident. For sure.Eighty per cent of people surveyed are either the same or feeling better than a year... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We are confident. It's official. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges has checked, and we are definitely confident. For sure.Eighty per cent of people surveyed are either the same or feeling better than a year... Read More

Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I'm very glad my recent trip in an ambulance was just for dramatic effect. I was stretchered into a function by Katikati St John Ambulance staff to launch a fundraising campaign for their new building. They need to raise... Read More

Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I'm very glad my recent trip in an ambulance was just for dramatic effect. I was stretchered into a function by Katikati St John Ambulance staff to launch a fundraising campaign for their new building. They need to raise... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Regional New Zealand has led our country out of the global financial crisis with almost every region showing strong growth, and most with a lower unemployment rate than Auckland. Bay of Plenty, Gisborne,... Read More

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

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

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

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

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