Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The past few weeks have seen council hear submissions and make decisions on the $5 billion, ten-year budget. The recent by-election of Cr Robson has had... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Budget 2018, that was announced in mid-May, has many benefits for all New Zealanders. One of its main focusses is to better support hard working New Zealanders who struggle to support their... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of joint pain. The real driver behind cartilage loss is the health of specialised cells called chondrocytes. These amazing cells secrete and... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Every three-to-four weeks, Parliament breaks for 'recess”, which means that Parliament is not sitting. Despite what the name suggests, recess doesn't mean we're spending time with our feet up and... Read More

Lauren Atkinson Recreation Advisor Sport Bay of Plenty Remaining active over winter is a struggle for many people - so take comfort in the fact that you're not alone when you don't want to exercise on a dark, cold night after... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The furthest thing from the mind of local sports fans as winter starts to take a grip is the game of cricket. While the Bay Oval will again host a myriad of top-level... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Apart from the exceptional rainfall of 634 mm in May 2005, the graph shows a small decrease in overall May rainfalls over the last 120 years when two recent adjacent 50-year periods are compared. The... Read More

Earth is a ball with Isla Ganley Young Journalist I'm Isla Ganley from Tauranga City AFC. I'm 11 years old and I'm heading to Russia in June as young journalist to report on 'Football for Friendship' (F4F) in Moscow in the lead... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Once upon a time in a dysfunctional kingdom, there lived a humble public servant girl named Jacinderella. She worked in a Beehive with her ugly step-sisters, Greenella and Winstonella.... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz In the past decade, New Zealand has experienced one of the fastest-growing economies in the developed world. Labour couldn't have hoped to inherit an economy in better shape. Yet... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty There are positive signs for Bay of Plenty tourism, which all point to an international boost. TRENZ recently saw more than 1,500 delegates from around the world marvel at our abundant region... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP As a New Zealand First Member of Parliament, I am proud to see several New Zealand First policies being implemented as part of the 2018 Budget. The policies and financial support will contribute... Read More