Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor I have been asked to chair Tauranga Te Papa Rotary's 2014 Airshow Committee, and the planning is well under way. I have been surprised at the depth of planning required for an event such as this. Rotary's... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Waihi Beach residents met last week to discuss their town's stormwater issues. They did not meet to challenge council - the Western Bay of Plenty District Council has already spoken. The insurance... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party At the recent AGM of the Green Party, co-leader Metiria Turei released a new policy with the aim of reducing the incidence of preventable diseases in children, which means the party will put a full-time... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz New Zealand has slipped further back in the world ranking of economic competitiveness, and one of the reasons is the quality of our corporate governance. The Institute of Directors, both locally... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz We know its winter when the snow starts falling and we start to see pictures on the television news of the sheep bleating about the snow on their back. Thankfully, that is... Read More

Peter GriffinPlanwise Financial Services What you need to know before making changes to your insurance policy. Life doesn't stand still and neither should your insurance policy. If you are advised or encouraged to replace your policy, you need... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz First, decide on the level of risk you are prepared to take when investing. This will determine your return, and therefore the amount you are likely to accumulate. We can help you determine this and... Read More

Wayne WerderChief ExecutiveSport Bay of Plenty One of the most hotly debated topics in sport is winning. To the most competitive of us sport is all about winning. To the not so competitive a focus on winning often can be seen as something that... Read More

Claire MabeyArt bloggerArts Insight My knees and ankles were really swollen last week. It happened gradually over six days of the Auckland Writers & Readers Festival standing, running, sprinting a little, coffee queue, standing, workshop, upstairs,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was delighted to see that legendary New Zealand 7's coach (and Western Bay of Plenty resident) Gordon Tietjens was knighted in the recent New Zealand Queens Birthday honours. Universally... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive At last, we have a National Psa-V Pest Management Plan (Psa-V Plan) in place for the kiwifruit industry. It came into force on Friday, May 17, after being formally approved by the Ministry for Primary Industries.... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Plus language that's out of this world Life is becoming unreasonable for some people. They're finding out that you can't keep women locked up in your basement. Worse, it turns out, you can't keep them... Read More