News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I was half asleep in the beanbag, helping the boss watch the Olympics, when it occurred to me that Ady and I should get all our mates together and hold our own Doggy Olympics. There's a heap of events that... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Last weekend I was involved in a couple of significant events in Tauranga. The first was the 50th anniversary of the T.S. Chatham Sea Cadets. It was great to see the traditions of this unit alive and... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green In the last ten days recreational fishing in the Western Bay of Plenty has really only been practical on at the most three days. We feared a NIL return. Very few went recreational fishing, and even fewer appeared... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The citrus season brings these yellow gems to our attention just when our bodies need it the most. The ancient Egyptians used lemon juice as an antidote to poisons. We now... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz It is hard to believe that the Western Bay of Plenty District Council set out in April 2011 on a programme to review the representation structure of its organisation for 2013 and came to an embarrassing... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Regional council chairperson John Cronin reported on SunLive last week that the Local Government Conference unanimously rejected Central Government's signalled intention to change the 'purpose of Local... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party It was a monk, Gregor Mendel, who first controlled the transfer of genetic material between generations using a process we now call artificial selection. Pretty much everything we eat has been influenced... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Preparing for Sea Lettuce You may have noticed that there are quite large build-ups of sea lettuce in the southern part of Tauranga Harbour, which is quite unusual for this time of year. Indications... Read More

American RoadtripTauranga residents Kay and Mike Travelling America on a Harley Davidson On the July 20 we arrived safely into LA airport only to be herded into a holding room as Customs was brimming with people trying to get through. An hour and... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Over 100 years of thoroughbred racing drifted away into history, without a whimper last Sunday. While Paeroa is little more than a whistle stop on the Western Bay traveller's journey... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz We seem to take it for granted but here in God's own we are surrounded by great fresh produce. With preservatives, pesticide residue and over-processed foods now the norm,... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Congratulations to Tauranga artist Nick Eggleston on his recent sell-out exhibition in Dunedin. The opening of his show "Just A Pack Of Bitches" at Dunedin's The Artist's Room Gallery on Saturday 21st July... Read More