Gerard CaseyEBOP Chamber of Commerce CEO Over the last four days Ohope Beach has been inundated with mostly lean tanned and fit looking bodies. No this blog is not about being jealous or ashamed of seeing such fit people all in one place. It... Read More

Brett PetersenKiwi Fertiliser and Golden Bay Dolomite We, at Kiwi Fertiliser have no problem at all growing clover - whether it is red or white. Nor do we need GE to do so. There is ample evidence that GE produces inferior food worldwide, causing... 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. It is very common for areas such as Tauranga to have had different... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Today I yearn for one of those beautiful still days we've been lacking. As recently, the typical day has often meant dealing with some sort of pesky, drying, and annoying... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news this week would have been Mr Cunliffe saying he would 'make” the Rena owners clean up their mess.Unfortunately Mr Cunliffe hasn't done his homework. Rena is not the business of aspiring... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I was minding my own business, stalking the retractable garden hose to ambush it mid-way through its evil habit of retracting, when a strange noise was heard emanating from the compost bin.Now ordinarily, the... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz Retirement brings about so many interesting opportunities. Not only do you have to work out where you are going to spend that retirement fund you have put together, but you also have to come up with... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Imagine our children being able to enjoy the spoils of living in Tauranga while they work on high-paying projects based in Asia, Europe and elsewhere in the world. We can stop the brain-drain of our talented... Read More

Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I was delighted to host Prime Minister John Key in the electorate recently. While we didn't have the opportunity to come to Katikati on this occasion, Mr Key is certainly aware of the great things happening there. During... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz One of the most important environmental and economic issues facing New Zealand in the future is ensuring we have a reliable supply of healthy water, as and when we need it. We're fortunate in New... Read More

Ian McLeanGreen SceneSpokesperson for the Green Party Second-hand traders are the big losers in a recent deal between the Ministry of Social Development (as WINZ) and Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd (now owned by the Chinese company, Haier). These... Read More

Leigh Elder Recently, there has been an explosion of exciting research promoting high intensity exercise for health. This High Intensity Interval Training exercise has been shown to improve a wide range of health measures in considerably less than... Read More