Denise JonesWater Safety AdvisorSport BOP Despite our self-perceived image as a water-savvy nation, New Zealand actually has one of the highest drowning rates in the developed world - twice as high as Australia and three times as high as the... Read More

Denise JonesWater Safety AdvisorSport BOP Despite our self-perceived image as a water-savvy nation, New Zealand actually has one of the highest drowning rates in the developed world - twice as high as Australia and three times as high as the... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The next few editions of Sideline Sid's sport blog will come from over the ditch, as Sid and Mrs Sid escape the Western Bay winter, to play on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. Confirmation... Read More

Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance It never ceases to amaze me how we seem to forget the basics and focus on what is not crucial to the business.Recently, I've seen a number of properties where inadequate fertiliser application has caused... Read More

Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance It never ceases to amaze me how we seem to forget the basics and focus on what is not crucial to the business.Recently, I've seen a number of properties where inadequate fertiliser application has caused... Read More

Wendy MacphailEmployment Law Services In New Zealand it's not an easy process to terminate an employee's employment if they're unsuitable for a role. For this reason - if you're an employer - spend the time to ensure you offer employment to the... Read More

Wendy MacphailEmployment Law Services In New Zealand it's not an easy process to terminate an employee's employment if they're unsuitable for a role. For this reason - if you're an employer - spend the time to ensure you offer employment to the... Read More

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