Blogs

Interest rates Steady as she goes

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

Blockbusters coming your way this summer

Fans of this column will be pleased to hear that I'm considering expanding into film, television, merchandising and promotional opportunities. For starters, I see great potential for a reality TV show, featuring Diesel's Dining Disasters. Also Canine... Read More

Cubicle farming will add to suffering

Dr Michael Morris - Animal welfare writer Dr Michael Morris has a PhD in zoology from the University of Auckland. He is presently teaching degree courses in environmental management at the Bay of... Read More

LIFE on your doorstep

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

Manuka Smoked Chicken

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

Riding high and low on the sports wave

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

Our stories

Pete Morris - Art Blogger Pete is an occasional painter and an art lover. He is a freelance writer with a particular interest in promoting the visual arts in Tauranga. ... Read More

Regulating the regulators

Last week I spoke of the bureaucracy's love of property as a source of revenue in terms of local government using it as a means of striking and collecting rates. It was therefore with some relish that I learnt of the government's plans to make local... Read More

It s not all beer and skittles

It's tough writing this column. You people have no idea how hard it can be. You think its all beer and skittles, but in reality, sometimes we don't have the skittles. You try writing this after a couple of Grolschs and no skittles. Even try saying... Read More

National Theatre Live: Nation (E)

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

For what it s worth

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

And the beat goes on...

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