Blogs
08:45am Wed 02 Jul, 2014
Hayley KerrisonWBOP Primary School Sport Coordinator, Sport BOP What could be a better way to finish the school term than attending the fun filled indoor sports days organised by Sport Bay of Plenty and Bay Leisure? The Funky Fun Festivals and... Read More
04:01pm Tue 01 Jul, 2014
Weather Eyewith John Maunder The sixth wettest on record rainfalls for the month of June have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 381 mm in... Read More
04:12pm Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz A writer to the letters pages reminds us it's dog registration time again and responsible owners of dogs will again be wondering what they get for their money. Well I can tell you. Nothing.Because your... Read More
02:14pm Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Todd TalksBy Todd Muller It has been an enjoyable first two weeks as the National Party candidate for the Bay of Plenty electorate. For the first day or two post the June 6 selection, I took time to celebrate with my wife and children quite an... Read More
09:32am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Independent viewsBy Brendan Horan During last week's National Volunteers Week it was appropriate and in good taste local Mayors Stuart Crosby and Ross Patterson co-hosted a mayoral reception to celebrate the bicentennial of Justices of the Peace... Read More
09:30am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Sometimes I sit and contemplate the natural wonders and goings on of life. I've just had the first mandarin from a tiny shrub I plated six months ago. Unfortunately, the poor... Read More
08:59am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Yes, money can buy happiness, but it depends how you spend it. Research shows buying yourself a coffee will not make you as happy as buying someone else a coffee. It's not the amount you spend on others, but... Read More
08:50am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Ian McLeanGreen SceneSpokesperson for the Green Party It is 2015. The newly-elected Government is proposing to sign off on oil exploration on Codfish Island, where most kakapo live, and in the McKenzie Basin, where most black stilts live. The Minister... Read More
08:35am Fri 27 Jun, 2014
Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Elected members adopted the Tauranga City's 2014/2015 Annual Plan at a council meeting this week. When I read the agenda, I was surprised to notice a previous clause in prior annual plans had been removed... Read More
12:18pm Thu 26 Jun, 2014
Annie SchenkelConnectivity Project LeaderSport BOP The well-known and successful Green Prescription programme run by Sport Bay of Plenty is being enhanced to offer a more targeted approach to preventing type 2 pre-diabetes in the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
12:16pm Thu 26 Jun, 2014
Annie SchenkelConnectivity Project LeaderSport BOP The well-known and successful Green Prescription programme run by Sport Bay of Plenty is being enhanced to offer a more targeted approach to preventing type 2 pre-diabetes in the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
08:13am Tue 24 Jun, 2014
Weather Eyewith John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928),... Read More