Andrew NimickPoint Concept twitter.com/andrewnim What a fantastic weekend at the second Bay Of Plenty Mashup competition. I spent the entire weekend at the competition talking to teams, mentors, parents and anyone who decided to pop in and see... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz For my wife and I, March 2012 will forever be etched in our hearts because on the 16th of this month Natalie gave birth to our first child, a beautiful baby boy called Emlyn. He arrived a week early and... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of April have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908 and 1909). The graph shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 383mm in 1911 to a low of 10mm in 1958. The second wettest... Read More

Debra JagerHome Instead Senior Care Dementia is not a normal part of aging, but it is a common disease affecting approximately 13% of people over 65. If you are worried that you or your partner may have dementia, it is important to get checked... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz The wine has been barrel-fermented with fruit sourced from a number of premium blocks, Patutahi, Ormond and Whitmore Estate vineyards in Gisborne. Each of these blocks adds to the character of the final... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Minister Nick Smith may be gone, but his dream of a streamlined local government (LG) has not. For 'streamlined” here, read 're-focussing on core services”. The analysis justifying this change... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Trying to move a Council is a little like trying to beat up a marshmallow. It looks sweet, bends with your every advance but is totally unchanged at the end of the exercise. Councils, to be fair,... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Politicians are elected to make decisions on behalf of the community. However, there are plenty of opportunities for the public to have their say if they feel the politicians have it wrong - particularly... Read More

Te Ururoa FlavellMP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz The Urewera 4 case file has been well documented so I do not intend to revisit those outcomes. But what is blatantly self-evident is that the events that took place back in October 2007, and... Read More