Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Based on my experiences as a councillor during the last six-and-a-half years, I believe development contributions can be problematic - especially when growth slows down. While I agree planning is an essential... Read More

Malcolm CampbellKawerau Mayor Congratulations Kawerau! It has been a great few months for the town of Kawerau as we make the news for all the right reasons - the Prime Ministers opening the extension of the SCA Kawerau Tissue Site, the town's 60th... Read More

John ForbesOpotiki Mayor The year is already well underway and it looks like it will whizz by as fast as 2013. I hope everyone enjoyed a break over the summer school holidays and is starting 2014 with energy and excitement. We will certainly need... Read More

Grant PatonSustainable soilsEnvironmental Fertilisers Ltd Nature is a seemingly simple, but in reality quite complex thing and few people understand it. Some claim they do, but only practise small parts of it. A holistic approach and nothing less... Read More

Grant PatonSustainable soilsEnvironmental Fertilisers Ltd Nature is a seemingly simple, but in reality quite complex thing and few people understand it. Some claim they do, but only practise small parts of it. A holistic approach and nothing less... Read More

Dave ClarkeCoaching Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty BayTrust Sport Scholarships recognise both athletes and coaches and aim to support and assist Bay of Plenty sporting talent to achieve on the national and international sporting stage, and allow... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket has certainly taken centre stage on the summer sporting scene with the Black Caps beating the current World Cup champions, the Bay Oval hosting 14 games in the ICC Cricket World... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph shows the range of Tauranga's January rainfalls from 1898-2015, varied from an extreme high of 532 mm in 1907 to a low of only 1 mm in 1928. But do note the records for January 1904, 1908, and 1909 are incomplete. The... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's been an interesting week in the news, our region hosting two remarkably successful spectator events - jetsprint racing and the Classic airshow. Superbly organised and with great venues, it's also... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz We've some lovely new staff members here at our Sun Media offices. I think it's exciting, starting the New Year with some friendly new faces.And I'm pleased to report, they have excellent taste in lunch. It... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz I can remember when I was a small child how my father tended the garden and keep seeds for the next season; often broad beans and scarlet runner beans. Broad beans were disgusting,... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Welcome to 2014 everyone. I hope you all managed to have some time off relaxing with family and friends. We had some friends visiting from the UK, so we got to take them around and show off Tauranga.... Read More