NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz This is a good time to remind all you Easter freaks that chocolate is bad for dogs. But chasing bunnies is good.Run fast, run hard, and let the chocolate ones go.If you're travelling with the mutt, remember... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Many not-for-profit organisations fly under the radar - Village Radio, basedupstairs at the Historic Village, celebrated their 30th birthday on Sunday. Congratulations and well done. About 80 people... Read More

Claire WilsonLocal Labour During the last week there has been a strong focus on the subject of family violence in the events I've attended. Shakti Ethnic Women's Support group opened their exhibition 'Unbroken Spirit' with some powerful images... Read More

Leigh ElderEat for keeps This week, I'd like to share a popular excerpt from our new book with you. I decided a novel way to look at what's happened during the last 50 years would be to do so through the eyes of an imaginary person who has miraculously... Read More

Governance Matterswith Peter McKinlay Look at local government in other countries and you find a whole lot of new terms coming into the language. People talk about 'participatory budgeting', 'co-design' and 'co-production'. Behind the jargon there... Read More

Ian McLeanGreen SceneSpokesperson for the Green Party The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement appears to be just another free trade agreement. So why did thousands of people come out into the streets on March 29 to challenge the TPPA and its processes? For... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Bay of Plenty Cricket prize-giving at the brand new Bay Oval pavilion at Blake Park took centre stage for Sideline Sid last Saturday afternoon. The event was a celebration of excellence... Read More

Art Beatwith Rosalie Crawford Colleen Waite from Kaitaia opens her exhibition at Lightwave Gallery, Totara Street on Easter Sunday with a stunning display of mixed media abstracts that are both restorative and joyous. Her first solo exhibition... Read More

Jen RileyRecreation AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Play in the Bay is a calendar full of exciting 'give it a go' style activities and events to help you get active, have fun and try something new. Each month is themed and activities are held all over... Read More

Jen RileyRecreation AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Play in the Bay is a calendar full of exciting 'give it a go' style activities and events to help you get active, have fun and try something new. Each month is themed and activities are held all over... Read More

Mark SimpsonTechnology Centre George Orwell was right, if a little early with his predictions. Everywhere we go and everything we do is being watched. Thousands of surveillance cameras monitor our every move, as we drive to work, walk down the... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More