Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The rugby was fantastic and it has done much to bring New Zealand together. The oil spill revealed that the people of the Bay were capable of working together and addressing problems with determination.... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz At its last meeting, the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee signed off the Regional Land Transport Strategy. This document is very important because it sets the transport vision and... Read More

Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga I once spent some time in Mozambique, in southern Africa, and noticed immediately that obesity was not a problem for those people. They were recovering from a civil war and the standard of living was low,... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz It is now three weeks since the ‘Rena'. As I write this we are holding our collective breath as the oil pumping continues and the weather holds. nd just as the Rugby World Cup volunteers... Read More

Te Ururoa Flavell MP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz This last month has been absolutely frantic and I'm not just referring to the tension of the Rugby World Cup. Since the grounding of the ship Rena at the Astrolabe Reef a month ago, I have... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz A cheese that has gained prominence recently is the famed halloumi, a traditional Cypriot cheese that is also popular in the Middle East and in Greece. Traditionally made... Read More

Brent Trail Managing DirectorSurveying Services Ltd If you own rural land and subdivision is on your radar, you might like to pay attention to what is happening around you right now as many councils are currently reviewing their subdivision rules. Whether... Read More

Mike Edwards of One Strategies.PSA Positive Gold Kiwifruit Grower,Strategist, Marketer. Failure, dissapointment, financial crisis... each of these things can debilitate us, causing us to give up, get angry, get depressed or all of the above. One... Read More

Website tips with Michelle Whitmore of Zeald.com In previous issues, we identified the two key success factors for a website being the number of visitors and thereafter, the percentage of visitors who ‘convert' or take the desired action... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amore www.cucinaamore.co.nz Bay of Plenty spring has arrived and what a glorious day we had. A great time to plan ahead for those summer barbecue late nights and fun at the beach. When I think of spring, salad comes... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Jenny Argante. In a favourite cartoon of mine, a radiologist X-rays a patient. 'No,” he says, 'there's definitely no book in you.”... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid had a mixture of jubilation and absolute relief when the All Blacks broke a 24 year jinx to finally again win the Rugby World Cup on Sunday evening. In front of a sell-out... Read More