Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party There is no question that SmartGrowth has benefitted our local councils. But nobody seems to have asked if SmartGrowth can save us from ourselves. Catherine Stewart, sitting Tauranga City councillor, came... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz Enthusiastic volunteers had a great day out on the Mount beach last weekend as we celebrated Coast Care's planting of the one millionth dune plant along our Bay of Plenty coast. This fun... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Today, I am opening the Community Patrols New Zealand Conference at the Tauranga Racecourse. As patron of the Tauranga South Community Patrols, I am aware of the important work that local community patrols... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Before we start thinking of change, we have to acknowledge the success of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council management team which was top of the Australasian Local Government Management... Read More

Mary ParkerCoaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude Computers are a normal part of our lives these days. We probably wonder how we ever did without them. However, it's important to note that computers are not a replacement for what we contribute... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the real changes in sport since Sideline Sid was a nipper has been the emergence of technology to complement on-field action. The older generation of rugby fanatics can still... Read More

Vicki SempleNZCT AIMS GamesTournament Director The annual New Zealand Community Trust AIMS GAMES in Tauranga in September is even bigger than last year's record-breaking event. Growing from four sporting codes involving 750 participants in 2004... Read More

Katherine HobyTauranga Art GalleryArts Insight Wrapped in soft sheets, draped in bath towels, or entwined in tissue, the items were brought to the Gallery like carefully swaddled babies. During the second Antiques & Treasures Roadshow at Tauranga... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Back in the steamy days of summer, we warned you of the hazards lurking around the house. So many in fact, a great number of you were too paranoid to ever leave the safety of your bed. Danger lurked... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I'm bad, I'm bad, and you know it. Or so Michael Jackson reckoned. But I bet he never ate his best mate's breakfast, stole avocados from the tree, chewed a hole in the dog food container then threw it all up... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At the Projects and Monitoring committee we had an update presentation from Tauranga Moana Museum Trust. This private group has been pursuing the possibility of creating a museum for Tauranga... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz This week I have been listening to submissions on the SmartGrowth Strategy - the spatial plan and growth strategy for the Western Bay. I also read a blog from Brian Gaynor about the enormous change... Read More