Brent TrailManaging DirectorSurveying Services Ltd An order has been signed by the Environment Court resolving a long-standing appeal against the Hauraki District Plan subdivision rules. The resulting rules were negotiated during a long period... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of May have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909 - and the city's fifth driest May occurred last month. The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an... Read More

David FosterSmart LawHarris Tate Solicitors, Tauranga The process of transferring the family farming business from one generation to the next can be time-consuming, particularly given the challenges of dealing with and distinguishing between family... Read More

David FosterSmart LawHarris Tate Solicitors, Tauranga The process of transferring the family farming business from one generation to the next can be time-consuming, particularly given the challenges of dealing with and distinguishing between family... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive Four issues are keeping the US growers awake at night: lack of reliable and skilled labour; trade barriers, particularly access to China; imported pests; and drought.A recent American Farm Bureau survey found an... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive Four issues are keeping the US growers awake at night: lack of reliable and skilled labour; trade barriers, particularly access to China; imported pests; and drought.A recent American Farm Bureau survey found an... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz As winter starts to bite into our bones - and you feel the chill factor as temperatures begin to plummet - there's nothing quite like coming home to a warming soup or hearty... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz As winter starts to bite into our bones - and you feel the chill factor as temperatures begin to plummet - there's nothing quite like coming home to a warming soup or hearty... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's the old monarch's birthday this weekend. Her faithful subjects are honoured with a day off to celebrate. As usual, we'll be deep in deliberation of what to get for her birthday.You can never be... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Cutting stuff is more fun than measuring; especially for a child starting a wood technology class at intermediate school. But I've always remembered my father's advice to measure twice, cut once. So when it comes... Read More

Clare WilsonLocal Labour I love working with adolescents - every day is an adventure, and no two are alike. The challenges they bring equal the joys of watching our young people grow into adults full of promise and enthusiasm. However, sometimes... Read More

Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Bullying - be it in the school grounds, the work place, or as recently in the House of Representatives - is not to be tolerated. Bullies become so entrenched in their own misplaced realities they are often in denial... Read More