Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz The Thames Coromandel District Council has just announced that it has reduced debt considerably and has been able to cut rates by 2.5 to 8 per cent. It is maintaining full services, expanding the... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz There is an old saying: 'alone we can do so little, together we can do so much”. I doubt if many are aware of UNISA, which is an alliance working together for strategic economic development. It... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I have spent a lot of time over the past eight months reading and listening to submissions to various strategic documents and making decisions as a result of the submissions. Specific documents... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green Last week and weekend few were out fishing in the Western Bay of Plenty. There were few paying passengers, or companions available to go fishing. The reasons were many - cold temperatures early in the morning,... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is a lot more awareness of gluten free products these days and lots of menus cater for those with gluten intolerance. Last week it was Coeliac Awareness Week and, without... Read More

Renting Rightwith Dan Lusyof Tauranga Rentals Ltd The most important document which governs how Landlords and Tenants must act is The Residential Tenancies Act 1986, which was revised in 2010. I have listed some of those rights below: The Act states... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Rempah Curry Sauces and Roti have been created by Reuben and Caroline Danam and Rempah curry sauces are available exclusively in this region at The Good Food Trading Co. in Mount Maunganui. Reuben... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz The Papamoa Art Group began six years ago when six friends got together in a garage to pursue their artistic interests. Within a few months the word had got around and the garage was bursting at the seams... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies of NASA. A graph... Read More

Health Basicswith Diana Bomfordof Active Nutrition Is menopause a time to mourn the passing of fertility or a time to celebrate the new era you are moving into? Whichever way you are looking at this time of your life, you definitely should be celebrating... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive Bio-security is the hot topic at the moment with the Fruit Fly find in Auckland. The question everyone is asking is: how secure are our borders from bio-security risks from other countries? After all it was only... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has just rediscovered one of lives big lessons - never presume anything, (especially when on the other side of the world). While he boasted of sending his weekly blogs... Read More