Blogs
02:53pm Fri 28 Oct, 2011
News Hound Ady & Flo I never knew house repairs could be so much fun. All those friendly builders, painters and carpet chaps down on their hands and knees, fixing our broken house, just waiting to have a wet puppy nose planted in their faces. Not... Read More
11:15am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz I had a lovely glass of the Te Whare Ra Pinot Noir this week; I really do like the wine style that Anna and Jason Flowerday produce. This week we are reviewing their Te Whare Ra 2010 Marlborough Sauvignon... Read More
10:55am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz 2b or not 2b - is this the right way to write such a question? Is it okay to substitute numbers and letters for words? This week's Write Space by Glenn Hancock. I... Read More
10:31am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At council, elected members were back into the three year/Ten Year Plan deliberations this week. This forms the outline for what council plans to do in the future, but it's not set in stone. Once... Read More
09:52am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The rugby was fantastic and it has done much to bring New Zealand together. The oil spill revealed that the people of the Bay were capable of working together and addressing problems with determination.... Read More
09:48am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz At its last meeting, the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee signed off the Regional Land Transport Strategy. This document is very important because it sets the transport vision and... Read More
09:47am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga I once spent some time in Mozambique, in southern Africa, and noticed immediately that obesity was not a problem for those people. They were recovering from a civil war and the standard of living was low,... Read More
09:45am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz It is now three weeks since the 'Rena'. As I write this we are holding our collective breath as the oil pumping continues and the weather holds. nd just as the Rugby World Cup volunteers... Read More
09:36am Fri 28 Oct, 2011
Te Ururoa Flavell MP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz This last month has been absolutely frantic and I'm not just referring to the tension of the Rugby World Cup. Since the grounding of the ship Rena at the Astrolabe Reef a month ago, I have... Read More
10:02am Thu 27 Oct, 2011
Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz A cheese that has gained prominence recently is the famed halloumi, a traditional Cypriot cheese that is also popular in the Middle East and in Greece. Traditionally made... Read More
09:55am Thu 27 Oct, 2011
Brent Trail Managing DirectorSurveying Services Ltd If you own rural land and subdivision is on your radar, you might like to pay attention to what is happening around you right now as many councils are currently reviewing their subdivision rules. Whether... Read More
08:43am Wed 26 Oct, 2011
Mike Edwards of One Strategies.PSA Positive Gold Kiwifruit Grower,Strategist, Marketer. Failure, dissapointment, financial crisis... each of these things can debilitate us, causing us to give up, get angry, get depressed or all of the above. One... Read More