Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While there a myriad of sports books penned in New Zealand each year, there have been few autobiographies written by a Western Bay resident. Western Bay character Dennis Enright, known... Read More

Community Pulsewith Rosalie CrawfordRise Up Tauranga I was challenged recently to use the term 'violence in families' rather than the broader term of 'family violence'. Children can become trapped in a 'silent terror' of neglect, abuse or psychological... Read More

Denise JonesWater Safety AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty The last few weeks have been a pleasant reminder of the summer days ahead. In preparation for lots of swimming and diving in the pool, at the beach or in the backyard paddling pool, a Water... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbitswww.sunlive.co.nz Away in a manger, bash up a stranger Warning: there's not much cheerful in here. Don't read on, unless you have an overdose of happy that needs curing.Great to see the Christmas spirit evident around... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The partridge in the pear tree is about the only feathered critter without trauma this week, despite the newshounds getting a ticking off last week from the Birdwatch Brigade.No sooner had the Sun hit your letterboxes,... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Already, this month, as the heat of the day increases I have heard the bleating sound of summer with cicadas emerging from their winter refuges. The strawberries taste fantastic... Read More

Ian McLeanGreen SceneSpokesperson for the Green Party Head out into your garden right now, and you should find baby silvereyes, sparrows, starlings and blackbirds. A few gardens will have grey warblers, fantails or tui. Any garden with some lush... Read More

Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan It will come as little surprise to drivers who've been pulled over by traffic police that they recall these events with greater clarity than when they've received a speeding ticket from covert roadside cameras. For... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz There are many regular users of the buses, with more than 1.8 million passenger trips taken on the Tauranga network during the last financial year. Many people though, just don't know just how... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Last week I made an appeal to the councils to come out from behind the shelter sheds and start talking about their plans for amalgamation. To my surprise, they did just that the next day. It is good... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Western Bay cricket fans looking to catch an action-packed potential thriller on Saturday should head for Blake Park, where Mount Maunganui will square off with arch rivals Otumoetai... Read More

Hayley KerrisonSchool Events Coordinator WBOPSport Bay of Plenty Sport Bay of Plenty assists local primary and intermediate schools in the Bay of Plenty area by promoting and supporting inter-school events and competitions to increase levels... Read More