Ross Stanway - CEO Realty Services Click to view Bayleys property listings. The Winter Olympics are in full swing and even though it started with tragedy its... 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. Well... Read More

I wandered through the hedge on Sunday, as Labradors are apt to do, and found myself in the Forbidden Zone that is otherwise known as Maureen's next door. Now I know that any placename containing the words "next door" is strictly out of bounds, just... 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

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... Read More

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... Read More

Last week I talked about the direct form of ownership. The flip side to this is indirect ownership where you invest in commercial property through a vehicle such as a listed property trust or syndicate. The latter have been much maligned over the years... Read More

This week I'd like to get into the pink dress. Not literally, of course, as it's probably not my size and wouldn't match any of my boat shoes. I mean we need to get into the subject. It's time the city rallied in support of Tauranga's finest icon... Read More

Bright Star is the latest film from Kiwi director Jane Campion. Set in London in 1818, it is the tender story of first love between John Keats, the romantic English poet and the girl next door, the stylish, headstrong Fanny Brawne. Inspired by the actual... Read More

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