Blogs
08:35am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members adopted the Tauranga City's 2014/2015 Annual Plan at a council meeting this week. When I read the agenda, I was surprised to notice a previous clause in prior annual plans had been removed... Read More
12:18pm Thu 26 Jun, 2014
Annie SchenkelConnectivity Project LeaderSport BOP The well-known and successful Green Prescription programme run by Sport Bay of Plenty is being enhanced to offer a more targeted approach to preventing type 2 pre-diabetes in the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
12:16pm Thu 26 Jun, 2014
Annie SchenkelConnectivity Project LeaderSport BOP The well-known and successful Green Prescription programme run by Sport Bay of Plenty is being enhanced to offer a more targeted approach to preventing type 2 pre-diabetes in the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
08:13am Tue 24 Jun, 2014
Weather Eyewith John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928),... Read More
08:11am Tue 24 Jun, 2014
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz In today's world it is easy to keep up with rugby in the Bay of Plenty, when enjoying the sun in Queensland. Text updates from my mates and the weekly results on SunLive keep a holidaying... Read More
01:18pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The World's Ugliest Dog competition begins this week, with some gruesome hounds lining up to contest the title of the planet's worst looking mutt.Some of these characters are truly scary, but that just makes... Read More
01:12pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to the midwinter Rogers Rabbits madness. Warning, this column contains offensive language, adult themes, and the odd rude word. Do not read beyond this point if you are easily offended or prone... Read More
01:09pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP Innovation and smart-thinking have gone hand-in-hand to earn the Western Bay of Plenty District Council a top environmental prize. The council won a Green Ribbon for Public Sector Leadership, awarded by the Ministry for... Read More
01:08pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz As I mentioned the other week, it's certainly weather for soups and stews. And soups can be made quite economically and easily at a fraction of the cost of store-bought canned... Read More
01:06pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz As I mentioned the other week, it's certainly weather for soups and stews. And soups can be made quite economically and easily at a fraction of the cost of store-bought canned... Read More
01:03pm Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP Innovation and smart-thinking have gone hand-in-hand to earn the Western Bay of Plenty District Council a top environmental prize. The council won a Green Ribbon for Public Sector Leadership, awarded by the Ministry for... Read More
10:58am Fri 20 Jun, 2014
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The spectre of local government reform has been receiving quite a bit of media attention lately. This is good, since our whole community needs to be engaged on this topic. However, this can be... Read More