Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz It looks like the council rate revenue requirement to run your city at the level of service set out in the annual plan will be around an 11 per cent increase. With an allowance for inflation and... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The week kicked off in fine style, with the brilliant Baypark Drive-In Movie experience. The RR team loaded up the truck with grandchildren and headed off for a cool evening of family bonding with 'ET”.Poor... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz Lately, as soon as the man and his dog have been despatched to the orchard, I have settled with a cup of coffee to explore an anthology of New Zealand poems. This... Read More

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz One of this government's key planks for economic growth is investment in infrastructure. In addition to significant increases in public asset spending since National has been in office, in the next four... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz This week the regional council made its decisions on community submissions to the council annual plan. This followed hearings where 40 groups and individuals presented their submissions... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The fisheries officer caught a movement deep in the lupins behind the sand dunes…it was Mary - still at it. There she was, with her three little kids, caught again. She was only in court... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz The New Zealand Home-based Early Childhood Association is delighted to endorse the Open Polytechnic launch of a 'fit for purpose” qualification for educators who provide in-home childcare. President... Read More

Barbara Reid of Maison Monique maisonmonique.co.nz Welcome to June, the official start to our winter months. With the warm autumn weather gone, now is the time to consider the chilly days ahead. For many, it's not a priority to delve into their... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sidline Sid is a passionate fan of amateur boxing - the Sonny Bill Williams charade screened on Sky TV on Sunday reinforced his views of all that is wrong with professional boxing. In... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz This week council deliberated on submissions to its proposed annual plan. Things went pretty smoothly even though there was plenty of debate and split voting. At the time of writing, the rate... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor At a local government level it is interesting to see that our local city councillors have finally agreed to install Tsunami sirens. However, the penny pinchers seem to have won again, with a shoddy... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The results of an Australian survey of more than 1000 women aged 18-54 showed that over 800 of those surveyed say tiredness and fatigue are affecting their lives. The study conducted by Newspoll released... Read More