Lunatic labelling takes grandiose to new levels

Posted on 17th May 2013 12:24 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Society’s headlong plunge into PC lunacy continues. The signs are all there. Literally. On the side of the road. A few years ago, astute Sun readers pointed out the ridiculous “Pavement Rehabilitation” which we think means “road works”. Now the whole country is sliding...

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Sharing furry friends’ fun during newshound recovery

Posted on 17th May 2013 12:20 | By Anonymous Author

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Flo is progressing well after another round of surgery, thanks to the excellent care at Mount Vet Hospital. Izzy enjoys sand and surf. Stuart Mason. Papamoa beach. Jorg and the team at 0800 VETCALL have done a wonderful job of patching up our girl, after she ruptured saliva ducts in her throat, we suspect...

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City’s charity for the charities

Posted on 17th May 2013 12:13 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga has many responsible corporate citizens – I related a few columns ago about City Partners. This week, Trustpower, in association with Tauranga City Council, presented its annual Community Awards to Tauranga City volunteer groups. This initiative, unique to Trustpower, is a corporate...

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Save our city from bland and boring

Posted on 10th May 2013 11:33 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news this week is the revelation that Tauranga needs a new vision. The old one is apparently, well, short on vision, and the Chamber of Commerce is leading the call to snazz it up. Chamber CEO Max Mason says Auckland’s five-word vision statement leaves Tauranga’s 67 words “bland...

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Fowl mouth mishap

Posted on 10th May 2013 11:29 | By Anonymous Author

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz It’s been a quiet week for this newshound, sidelined from opening weekend with injury. There were a couple of frustrated hunters in the household, having to do their own swimming and wading through the mangroves – after their prodigy retriever was dramatically taken out by injury.   A mishap...

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Symbiotic relationships with the animal kingdom

Posted on 3rd May 2013 13:11 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Animals have for centuries been used by the human race to assist society’s less able members. Such as guide dogs for the blind, horses to pull carts and ploughs, canaries in mineshafts to warn of gas leaks, mobility dogs to help the physically disabled, and cats to… well, we are not sure...

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Council accounts on right track

Posted on 3rd May 2013 13:02 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Staff have advised elected members that there will likely be another rates surplus this financial year. At the Projects and Monitoring Committee, accounts were presented to the end of March which indicate that subject to unforeseen financial events about a $1 million surplus could be expected...

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Tie me kangaroo down? Sure can!

Posted on 26th Apr 2013 10:46 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Blow me down. What a weird week it’s been. Must be all that global warming, causing extremes, they tell us. From drought to flooding, the wind blowing then not blowing, radicals blowing people up, old entertainers blowing who-knows-what and doing weird stuff with animals, whacko politicians blowing...

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New council CEO hitting the ground running

Posted on 26th Apr 2013 10:39 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Elected members met individually with new CEO Garry Poole during his first week at council. It was an ice breaker meeting where we could find out a little about each other and the elected member can give a steer of their aims, objectives, hopes and aspirations. Imagine being Garry – trying...

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Around the world we go

Posted on 26th Apr 2013 10:14 | By Anonymous Author

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz We’ve seen some really colourful characters on Newshounds. The latest bunch really take the cake. These photos are from the Stone family’s “Around the World” party. Tazmin the border collie and her ‘little’ friend Romeo, the Great Dane, were fully ready for their Mexican...

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