Blogs
10:10am Fri 06 Jul, 2012
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Our local councils meet regularly with representatives from the New Zealand Transport Agency, Police and ACC to discuss road safety in the western Bay. They form the Western Bay Joint Road Safety... Read More
10:10am Fri 06 Jul, 2012
John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz Parliament is considering, as a Bill, Better Local Government; an eight point programme to 'improve the legislative framework for New Zealand's 78 councils” and to make it easier to... Read More
10:09am Fri 06 Jul, 2012
Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz We read in the papers last Saturday that Western Bay of Plenty District Council is not just a ship without a rudder. A better comparison would be with the Titanic. Council has hit an iceberg of rates,... Read More
10:07am Fri 06 Jul, 2012
Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Deliberations announced for the Regional Council's 10 Year Plan I am hugely disappointed that the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's deliberations of their 10 Year Plan never appeared to address the... Read More
11:02am Thu 05 Jul, 2012
Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Every Friday night at The Good Food Trading Company, our chefs work their magic and whip up delicious artisan pizzas ready to pop in the oven - they are ready for collection every Friday... Read More
11:00am Thu 05 Jul, 2012
Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic This month, instead of trying to persuade you like I always do that better health leads to a better life, I thought I'd let someone else do the talking for once. There is nothing like a 'real' story is there?... Read More
09:34am Wed 04 Jul, 2012
Age Concern Tauranga Where are the suitable affordable houses for older people once they leave the large family home and don't want, or cannot afford, to go to a retirement village? I was very interested to read the good news that Tauranga's social... Read More
09:32am Wed 04 Jul, 2012
Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Something quick and tasty for our gluten-free guests is often a request. This used to be something that would make some chefs spin out! Thankfully, these days with all the Asian... Read More
03:23pm Tue 03 Jul, 2012
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sideline Sid had been an avid boxing fan for most of his life - he won't be buying the Pay Per View coverage of the Shane Cameron verses Monty Barrett fight on Sky on Thursday... Read More
11:13am Tue 03 Jul, 2012
Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Taranaki born artist Graham Crow has spent much of his life in Tauranga. His formal art education was undertaken at the University of Canberra as well as further studies at the Waikato Society of Arts in... Read More
08:53am Tue 03 Jul, 2012
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July 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 348mm in 1951 to a low of only 2mm in... Read More
01:24pm Mon 02 Jul, 2012
Wendy Simisterof Wendy's Boutique. With the sale season on the horizon I thought I would give you a few tips on how to best buy gorgeous fashion no matter what your budget. If you are a designer shopper and just looking for those few extra pieces... Read More