Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The New Year is rocketing ahead with all sorts of projects and ideas slotting into the fabric of time and its management. All sorts of things can effect what gets achieved... Read More

Mary ParkerCoaching the AttitudeCoaching the Attitude 'The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes” Marcel Proust Driving a known route creates familiarity and I sometimes miss what is new... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor When I was an athlete, a deep tissue sports massage was a painful but necessary exercise to recharge the muscles for the next event. The new council is similarly kneading its kneading its knuckles into the budget... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Based on my experiences as a councillor during the last six-and-a-half years, I believe development contributions can be problematic - especially when growth slows down. While I agree planning is an essential... Read More

Malcolm CampbellKawerau Mayor Congratulations Kawerau! It has been a great few months for the town of Kawerau as we make the news for all the right reasons - the Prime Ministers opening the extension of the SCA Kawerau Tissue Site, the town's 60th... Read More

John ForbesOpotiki Mayor The year is already well underway and it looks like it will whizz by as fast as 2013. I hope everyone enjoyed a break over the summer school holidays and is starting 2014 with energy and excitement. We will certainly need... Read More

Grant PatonSustainable soilsEnvironmental Fertilisers Ltd Nature is a seemingly simple, but in reality quite complex thing and few people understand it. Some claim they do, but only practise small parts of it. A holistic approach and nothing less... Read More

Grant PatonSustainable soilsEnvironmental Fertilisers Ltd Nature is a seemingly simple, but in reality quite complex thing and few people understand it. Some claim they do, but only practise small parts of it. A holistic approach and nothing less... Read More

Dave ClarkeCoaching Team LeaderSport Bay of Plenty BayTrust Sport Scholarships recognise both athletes and coaches and aim to support and assist Bay of Plenty sporting talent to achieve on the national and international sporting stage, and allow... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket has certainly taken centre stage on the summer sporting scene with the Black Caps beating the current World Cup champions, the Bay Oval hosting 14 games in the ICC Cricket World... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The graph shows the range of Tauranga's January rainfalls from 1898-2015, varied from an extreme high of 532 mm in 1907 to a low of only 1 mm in 1928. But do note the records for January 1904, 1908, and 1909 are incomplete. The... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's been an interesting week in the news, our region hosting two remarkably successful spectator events - jetsprint racing and the Classic airshow. Superbly organised and with great venues, it's also... Read More