Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The summer sun has made its presence felt - and it's been hot enough to ripen strawberries I have hanging from my plastic tunnel house walls, which are the producing tasty... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I recently attended a presentation by Jim Diers, from Seattle, on how councils can better engage with communities and volunteers to revitalise neighbourhoods; and help people reconnect with local... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor While I've been called the baby of Tauranga City Council, I'm old enough to have seen some of my childhood snacks either reinvent themselves or cease production all together. It seems like everything has a natural... Read More

Joseph GordonThe Phoenix Well done Tauranga, what a fantastic response to the Hot Pink Walk. Even though the weather wasn't co-operating, the sea of pink with all of the smiling, enthusiastic and supportive people made the difference. There were... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City Council's elected members attended an induction/briefings workshop on Tuesday. The main topic was financial matters including rates, user fees and charges, capital expenditure, asset management... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party It is time we stopped treating senior managers as treasures who need incomes far above the cost of living in New Zealand, and our workers as commodities who are paid barely enough to get by. Here is one... Read More

Wendy MacphailEmployment Law Services One of the most rewarding ways to increase your organisation's productivity is to increase your own happiness - and then the happiness of your employees. Ground-breaking research shows us happy people are more... Read More

Brent TrailManaging DirectorSurveying Services Ltd Now is the time to move quickly if you are considering a change to the farm boundaries before next season. During the years, the subdivision process has become more complex with the Resource Management... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive Growers, their families, kiwifruit industry workers and the community have paid the price for the Psa-V incursion. Much of the suffering has not been visible to the public. The effects have also been uneven. Some... Read More

Bill WebbFeed SolutionsOutlook There's been less rainfall during the last two months than at this time last year. And that's a concern because when soil moisture reserves are down, things can deteriorate very quickly - just as they did in last... Read More

Vet's Viewwith Ravensdown VetGavin Goble BVSc MRCVS Flystrike is the most important ectoparasitic disease of sheep in New Zealand, causing severe pain and suffering, as well as significant economic losses. The Animal Welfare (Sheep and Beef Cattle)... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Bay of Plenty's cricket season has quickly hit its stride with the first Bay senior men's representative team of the season to be named this week. A huge season awaits the Bay of... Read More