Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The media's in a frenzy right now, not about the Te Puna West sewage reticulation scheme, but something much headier.Ponytailgate it's been dubbed. Apparently the most shocking thing has been revealed... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor The proposed Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan 2015-2025 shows no vision. City councillors are obsessed with the level of council debt, but fail to realise that if they control their cost structure... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Submissions have now closed on Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan. About 700 submissions have been received, with some 550 coming in on the last day, April 20. This number is substantially down on previous... Read More

Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds Each week, beauty enthusiast Suzanne Edmonds explores the best ways to take care of ourselves so that we love the skin we're in. Sometimes we forget we're in charge of ourselves. This week, hundreds of women were... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Twenty years is quite a long time. Last century, in fact. Twenty years ago, a new TV programme, 'Father Ted', had just started and it was hilarious. My kids were in primary school. Daughter ran in the... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Saturday mornings are about to change for thousands of Western Bay families with the start of the junior winter sport season. There'll be no more lazing in bed, with junior football,... Read More

Kirsty CarlingEarly Childhood Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty As Early Childhood Team Leader at Sport Bay of Plenty, part of my role is to promote the importance of physical activity for children's growth and development. When I talk about my role... Read More

Kirsty CarlingEarly Childhood Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty As Early Childhood Team Leader at Sport Bay of Plenty, part of my role is to promote the importance of physical activity for children's growth and development. When I talk about my role... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850's, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the most intense... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller I'm a believer in what goes around comes around. If I'm honest, at times I've meant that in anger. However, I seek mostly to do small, helpful things for people which mayin turn encourage a reciprocated altruistic response. On... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz And this one's a doozieJust when you thought the Government had run out of ideas for unfairly taxing us, some bright spark comes up with a new one.This time it's the new system for determining car licence... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I spent last weekend reading the 275 submissions to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Long Term Plan. Overall, there is very strong support for the work the regional council does - especially... Read More