Blogs
11:19am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP The Coromandel electorate includes a significant portion of Western Bay of Plenty from Katikati to Waihi Beach. As the Weekend Sun's newest columnist, I am delighted to have the opportunity to share information on local... Read More
10:57am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor There are many wonderful cities around the world, but you choose to live in Tauranga. So, take a moment to ask yourself why. It may give you the chance to feel gratitude - I've heard it's the easiest way to feel... Read More
10:55am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor On Monday elected members went on an economic bus tour to check out some local businesses in Tauranga. We called into Newnham Park Innovation Centre in Te Puna. They have a range of businesses and foster... Read More
10:53am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I am most disappointed to hear that, once again, some low-life has dumped decaying deer guts and carcasses of cows and pigs in a Western Bay waterway. This time they were dumped in a waterway which... Read More
10:52am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party A shift to a healthy lifestyle that uses fewer resources will benefit all of us as individuals -and as a society. Even if the doctor is wrong, or the cure is found, we have little to lose and everything... Read More
10:46am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan The new broom sweeps clean, but let us not sweep away prior promises. This is a gentle reminder to our new Tauranga City Council that commitments have been made. I'm referring specifically to Mount Maunganui residents... Read More
10:00am Fri 22 Nov, 2013
The Style CompanyPersonal Style Consultants Suddenly summer has thrown itself upon us - and if you are anything like me, you'll be panicking your summer wardrobe isn't quite up to par yet. I'm not ready for this heat…I don't have any shorts... Read More
12:10pm Wed 20 Nov, 2013
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz On few occasions, other than this Friday's November 22 Bay of Plenty Sports Awards, is there such a glittering line-up of the region's sports stars assembled in one place at one time. The... Read More
11:30am Wed 20 Nov, 2013
Heidi LichtwarkCommunity ManagerSport Bay of Plenty Currently, people aged over 65 are 14 per cent of New Zealand's population. In 2050, this group will be 25 per cent of the population. Recently, at Sport BOP, we were fortunate to have an older... Read More
11:56am Mon 18 Nov, 2013
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Much has been written about what is happening to the global climate. The following diagram shows the trends in global surface temperatures during the 160 years from 1850. The graph shows a cooling from 1880 to 1895,... Read More
02:10pm Fri 15 Nov, 2013
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Andy Warhol once famously said: 'They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself”. Well if it wasn't famous before, it will be since he's quoted here.RR researchers... Read More
02:02pm Fri 15 Nov, 2013
NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Hey Sunners, it's time to bring your flea treatments up to scratch.Flo and I were overjoyed to see Jorg the Mount Mobile Vet van pull up outside No.1 The Strand this week. Not because we particularly enjoy... Read More