Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Hot on the heels of the TPP deal, European Union leaders say negotiations will begin on an EU-NZ free trade agreement, our local MP Simon Bridges tells us in this edition of the Sun. And just like the... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor This week elected members went on a site visit to Omanawa Falls. The 100-year-old hydro-electric power station is New Zealand's first underground hydro-generating station. The power station, which carries... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Last week I attended the launch of the Bay of Plenty Regional Economic Action Plan, a set of key initiatives designed to grow the region's economy. Many of the opportunities identified for investment... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The Rugby World Cup final this past Sunday was a beautiful reflection of sport and culture promoting diversity across the nations. Among many other cultures; New Zealanders, South Americans and Asians came together... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Following the discovery of toxic mould in Tauranga City Council's buildings last year, we need to make a decision on how to accommodate our staff. The status quo is not an option as large areas of the buildings... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Five years on there is much debate about the value of Auckland's Super City. While they haven't controlled their costs, the Auckland Super City has to be deemed a success just because the previous... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The All Blacks have won the Rugby World Cup, the Melbourne Cup will be run this week and we can return some normality to our lives. Oh what a glorious Sunday morning it was. Rising... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded; and the second driest... Read More

Tales from the Fitness Campwith Dan Sheridan By the time this fine paper is out, I'll be three weeks in to my 10-week fitness camp - clearly no time for a lecture on the benefits of training well and eating your greens, but not a bad moment to... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Virtually everyone's got an opinion about the plans to deepen the Tauranga Harbour to accommodate a generation of increasingly frequent larger ships. In light of the worldwide move toward larger ships, the opportunity to... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's nearly November and time to again celebrate an ancient ritual - setting fire to stuff, scaring unsuspecting animals and generally behaving as complete idiots for one night of the year.Some even... Read More

Bruce CortesiPlanwise financial advisor www.sunlive.co.nz I have read so many cases of young people - suffering cancer, life changing accidents that turn their lives into a future of uncertainty and hope. Yet, no one has paid even a token gesture... Read More