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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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