Blogs
12:09pm Fri 12 Jul, 2013
Paula ThompsonBOP Regional Councillorwww.boprc.govt.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is proposing a general rating increase across the region of 3.5 per cent. Based on a Tauranga median property land value, this will mean an annual difference... Read More
11:59am Fri 12 Jul, 2013
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Tamarillos are like the fruit equivalent of broad beans: you either love them or hate them. I can recall from my childhood this unusual fruit, called a tree tomato (a relative... Read More
11:57am Fri 12 Jul, 2013
John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Today's column offers some practical advice for those affected by asthma - and a caution that those with asthma should be under the care of a GP. Asthma is characterised by spasms in airways, causing... Read More
04:48pm Thu 11 Jul, 2013
Arts Insight Housed in Baycourt is an amazing musical instrument from an era of musical creation and technology long gone. This amazing 87year old instrument was built to accompany silent films. Sunday August 4th @ 1.30PM join us at Baycourt as... Read More
02:35pm Thu 11 Jul, 2013
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid is struggling to remember a better Western Bay club rugby season than the 2013 edition. With just four weeks before the Baywide champions are crowned, Western Bay sides... Read More
02:56pm Wed 10 Jul, 2013
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of June have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909). The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 381 mm in 1925 to a low of 19 mm in... Read More
11:26am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Great news this week from our friends at the ARRC. They've been busy getting stray cats off the street, re-homing - or re-herding - lots and even taking care of their ability to breed uncontrollably. Apparently,... Read More
11:22am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Elected members attended a briefing on 'implementing Treaty settlements” this week. Termed a value added session it was conducted by new council legal advisors DLA Phillips Fox from Wellington.... Read More
11:14am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
Claire RogersAll about winewww.sunlive.co.nz If you are looking for a winning wine to showcase at your next dinner party, then pick up a bottle of Mills Reef Elspeth Trust Vineyard Syrah 2011. This lovely wine just picked up a gold trophy at the... Read More
11:09am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz I had a reminder the other day from a certain medical centre that I was entitled to a free flu shot, seeing as I was over 65! As I was feeling old - but not that old - I took... Read More
11:06am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz No one is ever going to be happy with Pilot Bay. There should never have been a house built within a block of the beach. It should have been kept as the safe swimming side of the Mount. It should... Read More
11:05am Fri 05 Jul, 2013
Peter GriffinPlanwise Financial Services When you apply for life insurance, an insurance company will usually ask you to complete an application. This will usually involve disclosing details such as: age, occupation, smoking status, any dangerous... Read More