Sport Bay of PlentyGreen Prescription The Green Prescription programme run by Sport Bay of Plenty is funded through the Ministry of Health and local Primary Health Organisations. It gives GPs and practice nurses the option of prescribing physical... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It was great to see that the local DARE Fight for Youth was an outstanding success last Friday night. Nearly 1000 people attended the event at Baypark, with $40,000 raised to assist... Read More

The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures (called simply "afternoon" from now on), for Tauranga for June from 1913-2012. (Note that June 1964 is not included because of incomplete data) Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga... Read More

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz If you are looking for a wine of distinction then the 2009 Mills Reef Elspeth Cabernet Merlot will certainly fit the bill. I just love the intense, dark red, ruby colour of this wine. This lovely red... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The city council's annual plan arrived in my mailbox this week. We should have most of the wood splinters cleaned away by Saturday and a new, reinforced mailbox capable of receiving such a hefty document,... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Here goes the last bastion of fun for dogs: fetching a stick. Some vets are warning that throwing sticks is dangerous, as dogs can be injured. As a dog who has suffered a string of calamities this year, including... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Some interesting scenarios popped up at the council's committee meetings this week. As staff clean up the end of financial year accounts (June 30), and with the pending election season, it follows... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party If we are to survive global warming, threats to our environment, and global financial failure, we will need a more sustainable economy than what we have today. A Smart Green Economy (SGE) aims to improve... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Annual Plan for the coming year has now been adopted - and we've worked hard to achieve a general rates increase of just 3.5 per cent. Staff have found... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Our current Western Bay councillors, trying for a place on council, will have the advantage of knowing the system and appearing competent. But in the end, like any other job applicants, they should... Read More

Star gazingwith Astronomical Society presidentToby Tobias In mid-July, Saturn graces the north-western sky, with the blue-tinted variable-brightness star Spica, positioned seven O'clock down from it Below them is the brilliant white star Arcturus. The... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz We are currently in the middle of the digital revolution, which is radically changing the way many of us work and communicate. This digital revolution is characterised by a huge increase in the... Read More