Blogs
11:23am Mon 05 Sep, 2011
Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Owen Dippie is a rare artistic talent. On a visit to his yet to be opened Ashworth Lane studio/gallery recently I was reminded of how well he can paint with a brush as well as his nationally and internationally... Read More
08:50am Mon 05 Sep, 2011
The Wild Side by Brian and Claire Rogers The lads needed a last blast at pheasants before season's close, so loaded up this month's test vehicle - a Toyota Hilux 4WD ute - and headed for the hills. After the freezing polar blast, it was good to... Read More
08:19am Mon 05 Sep, 2011
John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Assuming we can stay clear of trauma and chronic illness, we can generally expect to live into our late 80s and, increasingly, our 90s. We can really divide our lives into three 30-year blocks. The... Read More
11:55am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We're all delighted, in our typically hapless, misguided way, to see celebrity penguin Happy Feet hitching a ride on a ship going south. All our do-gooder instincts give us a warm fuzzy feeling thinking... Read More
11:53am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Ady Breeds Dog's Breakfast www.sunlive.co.nz Life has been very quiet lately with the hunting and fishing season now ended. I have a lot of spare time on my paws, so what to do? A dilemma I am yet to have an answer to, as besides the odd rumble... Read More
11:52am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz The last fortnight has been busy for me in Tauranga as Parliament has been in recess. Among the events I have enjoyed, some of the highlights have been; the Bay of Plenty House of the Year Awards, where... Read More
11:49am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Most of your responses to the questions I posed last week for a report on council have been by telephone or in conversation. Some have been polite. What the council has done well has drawn very... Read More
11:41am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz The government's decision to grant more drilling licences has rightly raised debate. The licences are for drilling oil and gas and this has sparked immediate and rigorous debate between... Read More
11:39am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
John Cronin BOP Regional Council Chairman www.envbop.govt.nz This was a headline from an Auckland newspaper this week. The new Auckland Council has released its plan; its wish list to 'transform 'Auckland into a world class city. The argument is... Read More
11:37am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga R. Shaw of Welcome Bay writes in The Weekend Sun (August 26) '...The Greens...had they actually been doing anything newsworthy (which is a rarity around here).” It is true, R. Shaw, that the actions... Read More
11:35am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Observers attending a council workshop last Friday could have been excused for thinking we are not alone. The workshop was with NZTA (formerly Transit, now The Agency!) to learn first-hand what... Read More
10:54am Fri 02 Sep, 2011
Tree Talk with Peter HaringtonWoodmetrics Regional Manager Like most commodity markets farmers are familiar with, the log market seems to have been characterised by long periods of frustration, interspersed with short periods of excitement and... Read More