Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This edition of Rogers Rabbits is brought to you by the digits: thumb and forefinger; and the letters F###.This is because the Rabbit has been fully engrossed in some renovation and construction projects... Read More

Governance Matterswith Peter McKinlay During the next few weeks, this column will talk about local government - why should it matter? What should we want from it? And how should we get it? At the moment, it's almost open season on local government.... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Tauranga City Council's agrichemical advisory forum has recently embarked on a programme of raising awareness with the new council about spray use in our environment; and the need for better implementation... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz This week, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council held a workshop on Tauranga Harbour and its catchments. We all recognise the harbour is a very special place and needs a lot of focus to ensure it... Read More

Mary ParkerCoaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude 'Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind” Henry James. Without kindness there is rudeness…discourtesy... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor My friend lives in a tiny, uninsulated cottage in central Hamilton and pays about $200 rent for his room. I'm amazed I pay a lot less rent for an apartment close to NZ's most iconic beach - Mount Maunganui. As... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Fellow Tauranga City councillor Kelvin Clout chaired our first City delivery committee (used to be called Projects and Monitoring committee) last week. In the public forum, we heard from Ian McLean and... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Last week, Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy announced the latest primary sector figures show primary sector exports this year look set to rise by nearly $5 billion more than originally forecast. Log... Read More

Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Have you noticed how often National keeps measuring, without moving into action, on the environment including rivers lakes and streams? I'm referring to the Environment Reporting Bill, which has been introduced... Read More

Julie AdamsonSecondary School Events DirectorSport Bay of Plenty Each year the New Zealand Secondary School Sport Council collects and collates a census which details sport involvement rates at secondary schools all around the country. In January,... Read More

Julie AdamsonSecondary School Events DirectorSport Bay of Plenty Each year the New Zealand Secondary School Sport Council collects and collates a census which details sport involvement rates at secondary schools all around the country. In January,... Read More

Art Beatwith Rosalie Crawford For those like me, who doodle 3D visual cubes from a simple square with a pencil on paper while chatting on the phone, what local artists Jamie Harkins and Constanza Tagini Nightingale are doing takes this to a whole... Read More