Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Just as new car manufacturers upgrade their models every year or so, our politicians have been facelifted and re-marketed in an effort to win favour - in their case, the upcoming election. Here's the... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Elected members had their noses to the Ten Year Plan grindstone this week with consideration of the serious situation surrounding development contributions. You too, will have had first hand experience... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz We walk, run, lie and picnic on it. We swim in it. We dive under it. Boat, ski and kayak on it. Fish from it and often just simply look at it. Our Tauranga Harbour - a place we love, proven... Read More

John Cronin BOP Regional Council Chairman www.envbop.govt.nz I was following closely newspaper reports of the debt crisis in the USA with President Barack Obama wanting to raise additional debt, confirming that the United States is continuing to... Read More

Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga It is one thing to throw out the family jewels - as this government proposes to do with profit-making enterprises such as energy companies. It is something else again to throw out the family itself. Currently... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Lifestyle is a word that means many different things to many different people. Whatever it is, Priority One has identified our lifestyle as the most significant reason for Katikati being recognised... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Tauranga Bay Hopper buses carried more than 1.6 million passengers during the past year, beating last year's previous record by almost 250,000 passengers.... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sidline Sid was a mixture of exhilaration and exhaustion on Sunday evening after the Steamers' third game in eight days. Oh what a start by the boys in blue and gold to the 2011... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude The road to the heart is the ear. -Voltaire When a friend comes to you to unburden him or herself of some problem, do you listen with love and patience? That's the very best gift you can give.... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence We have noticed a huge increase in claims during the last year. Many of these claims are straight forward, but from time-to-time, we get one we have to really fight to get paid. The following... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kids qualitykidz.co.nz There is a growing concern from parents, educators and teachers from portions of the Early Childhood education sector, that a recent report - initiated by the Minister of Education - could result in... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz A few weeks ago we looked at the autoimmune disease Polymyalgia and today look at the other major autoimmune myalgia-fibromyalgia (FM). By comparison, FM is a much more complex disease and while nutritional... Read More