In two articles today I read that property values across the land were returning to the same levels they were at during 2008, which sounds like pretty good news. The information also noted that values in Tauranga are down 10.6 per cent since the... Read More

The government's inquiry into banking is the sticky-beak news of the week. This is an inquiry launched by political point scorers to placate their envy ridden constituents' hatred of profit. For over a 150 years Australian banks have helped build... Read More

As was expected, in its report on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Bill released on Friday, the special Auckland Governance Legislation Committee did not recommend separate Maori seats for Auckland's new super city council. While there was... Read More

After the Black Caps' magnificent come from behind Twenty20 win in Sri Lanka, and Jacob Oram's hat trick I thought I would try (to some extent) to de bunk the lottery theory of T20. My reasoning is purely mathematical. It is based on sound logic... Read More

So ran the Everly Brothers Song. The 'HEvans' sent media circus, supplied by Councillor Hayden Evans laying bare his problems for all to see, continued unabated last week. Fellow Pick 6 councillor Murray Guy chimed in from the side line in support... Read More

Ben Williams, coach of the Te Puke cricket side faces a sudden death preliminary final with his Rotterdam club in the Netherlands. Ben's Rotterdam club, VOC, will play top Amsterdam club VRA at his Rotterdam ground for the right to make the final... Read More

Well here is my take on our new bridge. As far as I am concerned we should have made the first one bigger. As most of you know, there is nothing bigger than the first one. I know it can be painful, but think of all the use it could have had over the... Read More

The Soloist stars Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. (M) It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayres, a schizophrenic who found himself homeless and busking for change in Los Angeles, despite his prodigious musical ability. This is the latest offering... Read More

Here at RR headquarters, we are urging the people of this region to prepare for a heightened level of terrorist alert. Now some of these names are a little subtle, and you're going to have to work through the pronunciation till you figure it; just... Read More

So you've decided you want to buy a new home, but you haven't sold your old one yet. What's the best way forward? It's a common dilemma for home buyers and can be especially vexing for older people, many of whom fear buying a house if they haven't... Read More

Defend Yourself...from what? I hear you ask. Well, from everything really. If you've read a Tauranga paper in the last 10 years or so you're likely to have come across Graham Clark's many Letters to the editor; he's been telling you in creative prose... Read More

I get no more enjoyment out of writing about sport, than to see the development and progress of young talent. Five years ago when covering a Mid Northern secondary schools basketball tournament at QE2, I saw a young man who stood out from the rest because... Read More