The Local Government Commission has done it to Tauranga again. Their decision to alter the wards from one elected number to two for each of the three wards defies logic and what those who appealed wanted. The Local Government Commission has done it... Read More

There's a considerable amount of etiquette involved in properly gate-crashing a picnic. Labradors of good breeding (and other experienced gluttons) as myself know this. You can't just rock up to the tartan blanket or the chequered table cloth, roll onto... Read More

Karen Worley - Group Marketing Manager Click to view Eves property listings. Many buyers make a "best time to buy decision" often based or deferred largely... Read More

Ross Stanway - CEO Realty Services Click to view Bayleys property listings. What a fantastic weekend we have just had for all the plane enthusiasts that... 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

Andrew Nimick - Technology consultant Andrew is an independent technology consultant whose focus is what technology can do for business and finding the best tools for the job. I... 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

The simplest form of ownership is direct ownership where an individual or family trust owns the property in its own name. The advantages are that you obviously have complete control over the process in terms of how you handle the tenants, rent reviews... Read More

Ross Stanway - CEO Realty Services Click to view Bayleys property listings. As mentioned last week the first of Bayleys' strategic conferences for the year took place in Queenstown in conjunction with Bayleys... Read More

There's been a lot of flak directed at South Auckland lately. Here at Rogers Rabbits, we don't think its reputation for violence, crime, and more violence is warranted. We went to south Auckland, to a cosy suburban restaurant, to report on not only the... Read More

The talk of the festival at Sundance Film Festival in January was Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire). It is about Clareece 'Precious' Jones - an obese and impoverished African American teenager, systematically abused emotionally and physically... Read More

A huge bouquet and thank you to the good/great citizens of Brookfield, Otumoetai, Matua and Bethlehem for your immediate response to council's request to conserve water when the main pipeline to the reservoirs broke. Savings in water consumption of... Read More