A bottomless pit for ratepayers?

Posted on 20th Apr 2012 09:48 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Public submissions to the draft Historic Village Strategy were heard at least week’s Strategy and Policy Committee meeting. There were only 29 submissions which was surprisingly few, considering the perceived public support for the Historic Village at 17th Avenue. Many of these submissions...

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Desperately seeking the asylum

Posted on 13th Apr 2012 10:56 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Asylum seekers are on the news, and I must say, there are times when I think it would be good to go back there. I really miss those days in the asylum, with the rest of the team. Sometimes it’s not the same out in the real world. I’m not surprised that people from around the world are seeking...

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The last of the summer sun

Posted on 13th Apr 2012 10:36 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Summer lovin, had me a blastSummer lovin, happened so fastMet a boy, sweet as can be… The last of the summer sun was streaming over the western horizon as we headed out to Matakana Island for a relaxing weekend catch up with friends. Shags perched lazily in the trees and the storks sauntered casually...

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Are you being taken to the cleaners?

Posted on 13th Apr 2012 10:07 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Have you had a look at the proposed (draft) annual/three year/10 year plan from Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC)? Probably not? Given it is a proposal if it gets the big tick in June from the Regional Councillors it will not be good news for ratepayers. Tauranga ratepayers get plenty of...

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Winning millions, saving the planet and pink boots

Posted on 5th Apr 2012 11:31 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz How do you win $26.5m and not be a changed person overnight? You can’t, apparently. Trevor the checkout operator, who declared he’d carry on working, failed to show up for work the next morning for his 5am shift. That’s despite telling the nation on TV that he was determined to keep...

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On the Easter trail

Posted on 5th Apr 2012 11:24 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The newshounds have been hot on a trail, sniffing out Easter eggs this week. But the news is all bad, ’cos the boss tells me chocolate is bad for dogs. And the tinfoil wrappers don’t do our systems any good, either. Legend has it that old Diesel the Chocolate Crusader was the king at sniffing...

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What don’t you want?

Posted on 5th Apr 2012 11:08 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz TCC annual three year/10 year draft plan is out for your review and consultation. It is a broad draft of what elected members and/or staff consider could be done with your money (and permission) over the term of the plan. In reality it’s a three year only proposal because it all gets another...

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Ask yourself, are you feeling lucky, punk?

Posted on 30th Mar 2012 16:42 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz MEMO to gun-toting lawbreakers: We expect the police to shoot you. Do not expect them to wait for you to start shooting at us or them first, before they nail you. If you are desperate enough/drug crazed/just plain stupid – and get into a police stand-off with a firearm – you will most likely...

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Sticky paws break diet

Posted on 30th Mar 2012 16:34 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The boss has got a bit annoyed with me a few times this week. Occasionally he’s lost the plot and barked a few choice words; colourful language not usually heard around here, except maybe in the Tauranga Library. New taste buds The problem seems to have been my developing taste for new foods. For...

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Don’t always believe what you read

Posted on 30th Mar 2012 16:27 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz No matter how many times it is said – don’t always believe what you read – particularly the internet and especially newspapers, it always needs repeating. Except, of course, everything in The Weekend Sun including Rogers Rabbits! This week there was a prominent item in the daily...

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