Blogs
11:29am Thu 04 Jul, 2013
Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance When I was at Lincoln University, the lecturers drummed into the students how destructive an outbreak of foot and mouth disease would be on New Zealand agriculture and our economy. That was 43 years ago... Read More
10:49am Thu 04 Jul, 2013
Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive To succeed in any overseas market you need to know your consumer. The Japanese market is one of the highest returning markets for many types of produce including fish, fruit and vegetables from New Zealand - and... Read More
04:51pm Wed 03 Jul, 2013
Megan CleverleySport ManagerSport Bay of Plenty Finding a contact for sporting clubs can be a real challenge for the community especially as contacts can change so frequently. In the last few years Sport Bay of Plenty has produced a free Bay of... Read More
03:09pm Wed 03 Jul, 2013
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It's that time of year where Sideline Sid starts to get a little frisky - it has nothing to do with the coming of spring (and the new cricket season) - but because the start of the... Read More
02:56pm Wed 03 Jul, 2013
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites over the last 100 years including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It is very common for areas such as Tauranga to have had different... Read More
11:09am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Have you seen the light? We have, and several others are now reporting strange occurrences on the harbour in recent months - some sending in photos of unusual lights over the water and in the sky, all... Read More
11:01am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Snow bunnies will be pleased to know there's snow on the way. Unfortunately, I killed a snow bunny in the weekend. However, the rest of you can carry on enjoying the flurry of cold white stuff that is blowing... Read More
10:57am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The 'organisational review' - instituted two years ago by then-CEO, the late Ken Paterson, in response to this Council's requirement that the organisation is fit for purpose in this new era of... Read More
10:55am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The UK's Daily Mail recently published an editorial that established links between B vitamins and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The story was based on recent research, confirming the close relationship... Read More
10:50am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The not-so-smartphone gave me reminder the other day about attending a mid-winter feast down country among the snow. As I was unable to attend, I can only imagine the loads... Read More
10:47am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
Paula ThompsonBOP Regional Councillorwww.boprc.govt.nz This week, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council considered a report on how it could help those volunteer groups and organisations that work to help the council achieve its outcomes. For example,... Read More
10:46am Fri 28 Jun, 2013
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Our young people are our future - and we must work with them to shape the world they will inherit from us. It is never too early to start. A very good example was reported to the Bay of Plenty... Read More