Peter SmithFootball CoachForce OfficerSport Bay of Plenty This year has kicked off how 2013 finished - with football being at the forefront of our thoughts. WaiBoP United, the local franchise club, has been competing in the ASB Premiership - with... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It is interesting to read that Tauranga City Council is seeking to throw more money at keeping and attracting more sporting events to our beautiful city. My question is - what for? At... Read More

Gerard CaseyEBOP Chamber of Commerce CEO Businesses in the Eastern Bay of Plenty have enjoyed a great summer with visitors spending time here and enjoying all the great things we have to offer. A number of businesses have said they have had their... Read More

Gerard CaseyEBOP Chamber of Commerce CEO Well we have roared into the New Year and before we know it we are into February. It is a timely reminder to all business people that life and business are moving at fast pace . Technology has taken over... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Groundhog Day, February 2nd, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses many centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening on specific... Read More

Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Is party politics still serving New Zealand democracy the way New Zealanders want it? Have we become distanced from owning our political processes and outcomes? In the last election more than 800,000 registered... Read More

News HoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Most of us go to a lot of trouble to clean up our naturally-occurring motions, while cavorting in the parks and reserves of the region.So it's disappointing to find droppings of a variety of shapes and origins... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Perfect summer days. Can't complain about the weather. However, some people do. 'It's too hot.” Later in the year they'll be whinging that it's too cold. You just can't please some people.The... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party 'The next wave of progressive change that is sweeping the world is green.” With this comment, Russel Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, challenged the other parties in the run to the next election... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The New Year is rocketing ahead with all sorts of projects and ideas slotting into the fabric of time and its management. All sorts of things can effect what gets achieved... Read More

Mary ParkerCoaching the AttitudeCoaching the Attitude 'The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust Driving a known route creates familiarity and I sometimes miss what is new... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor When I was an athlete, a deep tissue sports massage was a painful but necessary exercise to recharge the muscles for the next event. The new council is similarly kneading its kneading its knuckles into the budget... Read More