Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Jobs mean people can pay their bills. Jobs put food on Kiwi tables. And jobs mean people can save and invest in brighter futures for themselves and their families. New labour market data shows the unemployment rate in the... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Congratulations to Leanne Brown, the new Mount/Papamoa Ward councillor. We now have four female elected members and a good mix of ages and backgrounds. Meanwhile, the City Delivery Committee has received... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP How would the Bay of Plenty region feel if a shark cage was placed four nautical miles off the coast of the Mount for cage diving? Four nautical miles - or 7.4km - the distance from Tauranga to Mount Maunganui. This... Read More

Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I spent a great day at the recent Katikati A&P Show. There was much talk about our growing economy and what it means for us all. Politicians can quote all the numbers and statistics they like, but most people are really... Read More

Scott SimpsonCoromandel MP I spent a great day at the recent Katikati A&P Show. There was much talk about our growing economy and what it means for us all. Politicians can quote all the numbers and statistics they like, but most people are really... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Air is essential for life and poor air quality affects people's health. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for managing the region's air quality. The challenge is to balance the... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City Council's draft rates and debt forecasts for the next 10 years were released on Monday. Let's see what are triggering those costs. There are three issues I believe are driving council's focus for... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 115 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour, from November 1904... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was in cricket heaven last week, when he watched the White Ferns' battles with England on Wednesday and Friday and caught some Baywide club cricket on Saturday. The following... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor I enjoyed getting back on my bike during the summer break. It's a simple pleasure I had forgotten about in my busy schedule. I jumped back on the bike to avoid the traffic congestion in the Mount resulting from... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The time of the year has come when the sun starts to ripen passionfruit, as it competes with the grape vine to smother the chicken compound fence. This year again there's hardly... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The time of the year has come when the sun starts to ripen passionfruit, as it competes with the grape vine to smother the chicken compound fence. This year again there's hardly... Read More