Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At projects and monitoring committee, elected members received six monthly reports from various organisations that receive financial support for services they provide to ratepayers/council/community.... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sidline Sid has been AWOL again - this time he has been walkabout in Oz. While holidaying was the main item on the agenda, there was abundance of sport that kept him on his toes throughout... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz With over 100 of Tauranga's and the BOP's best artists registered for Creative Tauranga ArtFair 2011, and others showing their creative talent in 'Art in Windows', the time for this exciting new event on... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim Intriguing news this morning. It seems (according to Readwriteweb and some others) that Google is set to announce another attempt to enter the social network space. It previous attempts have failed... Read More

Write Space Tauranga Writers http://taurangawriters.org.nz Floral frocks, fascinators, and fancy footwear were de rigueur at Mill's Reef Winery for yesterday's Alzheimers Tauranga's Hats, Heels and High Tea charity auction. It was an elegant affair... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The contentious issue of city council pay rates is being raised, again, with the acting chief executive Christine Jones.With the draft annual plan for 2011/12 being sent out for your consultation/submission,... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz As I have been spending the last week resting by the big pool called the Pacific, I have had plenty of time to dwell on what can be done to help the traumatised pets in 'Crusader Land'. Now, I... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The number of bogus claims circulating in email land never ceases to amaze the research team here at RR Headquarters. The world has always been plagued by hoaxes and pranksters, but the development... Read More

I Am Number Four (Te Puke Capitol Cinemas)Directed: D. J CarusoStarring: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, and Teresa Palmer. The best way to describe this film is to say 'it was like a teenager hitting puberty'. Things are awkward, uncomfortable, cringe... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz I first met Nick in 2007 when he was teaching watercolour painting at Tauranga's Historic Village. It was there that I saw examples of his painstaking work and began to appreciate the wonderful process... Read More

Paul Hitchman The Bowentown Fishing Report www.sunlive.co.nz The weather is getting better after a week or so of easterly swells that made the bar marginal and not for the faint hearted to go outside. On Monday, the weather couldn't have been more... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Councils beating the recession The Western Bay of Plenty District Council District Plan (plan A) boasts a broad brush planning strategy. Unfortunately this has been overtaken by a recession... Read More