News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I met my match this week. I thought I was the champion digger of holes in the lawn. That was till I met Chris the plumber, who came to fix the leaky pipe in the backyard. This guy would make a family of gophers... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz There was a stunning example of counting your chickens before they hatch at Full Council this past week as elected members deliberated on submissions to the annual/three year/10 year plan. The... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Right on our doorstep in the Western Bay is the 37,000 hectare Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park - a living museum of natural and human history. The park marks the northern limit of kamahi, red and silver... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz When I first analysed Western Bay District Plans I was most impressed with their strong adherence to sound management principles and the consideration given for the needs of the stakeholders. Encouraged... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz With the sentencing of the Master and Second Officer of the Rena last week we are again reminded of the significant impact this event has had on our community and our environment. It's been... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Kia kaha to the fisheries companies who are separating themselves from charter vessels crewed by slave labour, and to the tangata whenua who rightly attribute blame for the Rena to a failing economic system... Read More

Clever dogs and crazy peoplewith Wendy Graydon The Dog Trainer The 6 secrets to getting your dog to 'come' when called: Move away Turn away Crouch down side ways Move backwards Touch the collar and body Release clearly MOVE AWAY When you call... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Start the day off on the right foot with Cec's muesli range made from the traditional family recipe. Cec's Muesli is a New Zealand family owned and operated business based in the Hawke's... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Many years ago before the family sat down to dinner, the question was often asked about what was for dinner. Invariably my father would often reply that there were parts of... Read More

Debra JagerHome Instead Senior Care I am really worried about my parents. With winter approaching, their health always declines and they live in such a cold house which they refuse to turn on heaters as 'It costs too much”. How do I open... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Maurice Sendak, acclaimed author and illustrator of the children's story book "Where the Wild Things Are" passed away recently aged 83. Harrisons Gallery and Framers in Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga is proud... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of June 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 381mm in 1925 to a low of 19mm in 1906.... Read More