Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A trip to Blake Park last Tuesday to catch the Tai Mitchell Shield semi-final match-up between Tauranga East and West, showed the symbol of primary school rugby in the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Nicki Scott Recreation Advisor Sport Bay of Plenty Play in the Bay is kicking into gear for the last half of the year with Move It month in August, followed by Activate Month in September, Outdoors Month in October and Water Month in November.... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welfare reforms kicked in this week and there are some well overdue requirements for those out of work, to actively seek it - and some expectations for sole parents and their children. It's easy to... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Don't you just love a happy ending? These Newshounds sure do, and this week we had some tail-wagging good news about my poodle-pal Lulu. On Wednesday last week we received a concerning call from detective... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Elected members met with tangata whenua collective members on Waikari Marae at Matapihi last Friday. This was an informal forum, which means it doesn't rank as an official meeting, so no decisions... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz As I have mentioned before, it's sometimes hard to create a winter dish when the sun is shining and you are encased in its warmth as you sit on the deck. The chooks are... Read More

Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan Surely families are entitled to put a meal on the table. It's outrageous that the Government are proposing to gut the allowable take of snapper to two a day, and giving New Zealanders less than six weeks to comment. Let... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz I am holidaying in Perth and my bad habits mean I haven't been able to resist checking out this council's solutions to issues of the day that are common to Perth and the Bay of Plenty. Perth is open.... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Notions of bigotry, bias, racism, extremism, fundamentalism and more, can be captured in one simple phrase: intolerance of how others differ from me. Cue the Pakeha Party. This is not a new idea, despite... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I think that the Bay of Plenty has huge potential to improve on how it achieves regional development. No matter what structure we end up with in the local government space, we should be aiming... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz As a nutritional medicine practitioner I regularly give advice to people with osteoarthritis on the diet, lifestyle and supplements to help improve mobility and reduce pain. It may surprise you that... Read More

Peter GriffinPlanwise Financial Services Making sure our young people have the essential tools required to make sensible life choices around money management, budgeting and goals is something many parents lack the resources to provide. It is... Read More