A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami that destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked on his South Pacific island. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress; neither speaks the other's language; somehow... Read More

At the annual City Partners State of the City breakfast last week, Mayor Stuart Crosby once again raised the matter of amalgamation/takeover of local government councils in the Bay. It's an old chestnut - talk of a unitary (single) council has been... Read More

Karen Worley - Group Marketing Manager Click to view Eves property listings. The main real estate feature over recent weeks has been the number of homes now... Read More

Ross Stanway - CEO Realty Services Click to view Bayleys property listings. Positive news always makes you feel good. It lifts your spirits and puts a spring... Read More

Brian Berry - Financial Advisor Straight forward, quality financial advice - so you can get on with the fun stuff in life. Click ... Read More

Landmines at Mount Maunganui? How bizarre! My good friend Mal, the manky Mount malamute, tells me the boys in blue had several blocks cordoned off this week. My other Mount buddies Bo and Duke thought they were in for some fireworks. Trust those staffies... Read More

SoapNuts are a natural multi-purpose cleaning product. They are small berries that fall from the soapnut tree which grows wild in Northern India. The berry is then gathered by hand, dried in the sun, and then deseeded. SoapNuts contain saponin that... Read More

Luis Moresco - LIFE - Personal Fitness Trainer Luis' passion is to help people achieve their goals through hard work and determination. He has a degree... Read More

Dawn Kiddie - J.P, Marriage Celebrant & 'Foodie' Dawn hopes her passion and creative flare in the kitchen leads you to try these recipes - some new, some traditional... Read More

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. ... Read More

It's amazing what a week can do to many situations. The past week has seen the prospect of a land tax being put to bed by the government. The suggestion of a land tax had many negative implications for the property sector and would have weakened it... Read More

After a couple of weeks drifting around the ocean in the fine company of many local boating friends, it hasn't been easy settling back into office life. So if there's the occasional outburst of 'reef the main” or 'dump the berley” you'll... Read More