Blogs
10:34am Fri 13 Mar, 2015
Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz I have kept particularly busy over the last couple of weeks with my Energy and Transport portfolios. Last week I was in Auckland to address the 2015 Downstream Conference. This is one of the biggest events... Read More
10:33am Fri 13 Mar, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Most councils around NZ had to restrict their water use this summer. Tauranga was one of only a few NZ cities that didn't impose water restrictions. While NIWA's data shows Tauranga's summer was both the sunniest... Read More
10:32am Fri 13 Mar, 2015
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz I know that there are some people that don't have a very high opinion of councils, council staff, or elected officials. This was borne out recently by a Colmar Brunton study on the reputation of... Read More
10:31am Fri 13 Mar, 2015
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Councillors heard from fifteen submitters this week regarding the future of Council land on Maunganui Road. The land is currently home to the Mount Library, Mount Plunket preschool, and Zespri while... Read More
04:29pm Tue 10 Mar, 2015
David MortimoreCommunity Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty Every week many sports clubs, sports organisations and the wider public use fields and facilities that are provided by our local councils. It is not always something that is given consideration... Read More
04:29pm Tue 10 Mar, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the Cricket World Cup in full swing, rugby has slipped under the radar, with the first games of the 2015 Bay of Plenty club season kicking of this Saturday. Another change of format... Read More
04:27pm Tue 10 Mar, 2015
David MortimoreCommunity Sport Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty Every week many sports clubs, sports organisations and the wider public use fields and facilities that are provided by our local councils. It is not always something that is given consideration... Read More
04:23pm Tue 10 Mar, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 343 mm in 1936... Read More
01:18pm Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Everyone in our community has the right to feel safe in their homes. Parents and children should not live in an environment of fear that someone will strike out in uncontrolled anger. There is too much of this happening... Read More
01:09pm Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We're barely into the run up to Easter, and my buns are certainly hot.It could be something to do with the spectacular pair of crocheted shorts which were recently installed upon my rear quarters in... Read More
01:05pm Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit... Read More
01:05pm Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There seems to be a sense of healthiness when eating a freshly-made salad.A packet of mixed lettuce leaves and a few things tossed together in a salad bowl is fine, but a bit... Read More