Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Council has finished hearing submissions to its proposed annual plan and will deliberate verbal and written submissions until the end of May. As noted last week, there is a surprising amount of... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amore www.cucinaamore.co.nz What a great weekend I just had. I was invited to my friend's batch; so we all pitched in with some comfort food and this was one of those dishes that went down a treat with a lovely red... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I have people contacting me for all sorts of reasons, commonly from those experiencing some sort of health challenge. In most cases they have been to their doctor and now want to investigate nutritional... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz There was a time (and it was not THAT long ago) when Tauranga was perceived by the rest of the country as a sleepy, peaceful, retirement village, where you went for a... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz I recently attended a meeting of landowners from the Te Manaia catchment - this is the catchment of the Te Manaia Stream just south of Katikati which flows from the Kaimai Department of Conservation... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Te Puke at last I have not written about Te Puke in this column before. I have plenty of documentation on the town, but I had no background to offer any worthwhile comments. As with most visitors... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor It is annual plan submission time again and I hope our councilors continue to be mindful to cut their cloth to meet the tight economic environment. You may remember that your regional... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We expect some interesting responses to the Transport Minister's call for comments on the give way rule.Steven Joyce says our current give way rules for turning vehicles are confusing and out of step... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz The government has this week released its Fresh Water Reforms. In brief, this provides for a 'package of initiatives that recognises the strategic value of fresh water to New Zealand's economy... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz I know I have discussed this before, but it may be worth reminding you about. The public have choices in a vast array of decisions they make every day. Whether to get financial advice is an example... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Currently on average, 14.8 per cent of our population in the Bay of Plenty are aged 65 years or over. This varies across the region - with 17.3 per cent over 65 years old in Tauranga, compared... Read More

Dawn Kiddie Great grub in a minute www.sunlive.co.nz This delicious dish can be served as a lunch or light dinner option - I bought this beautiful salmon piece from the Good Food Company as they have their new range of Okiwi Bay Pure NZ Salmon... Read More