Blogs

Only one mover on OCR hike

Brian Berry - Financial Advisor Straight forward, quality financial advice - so you can get on with the fun stuff in life. Click to view Rothbury's website. Well, it has taken just over a week for the 0.25 per cent increase in the OCR... Read More

Young people with CFS

John Arts - Natural health researcher John Arts is a natural health researcher and supplement formulator. If you have questions or would like a free health plan you can contact John on 0800 423 559 or join his newsletter at www.johnarts.co.nz. I... Read More

Distinctive spices in wine

Claire Rogers - All about wine Every week I have the unenviable task of sampling a wine with a wine representative in order to bring you a cross section of wine to suit all prices and tastes in an easily digestible format (a tough assignment, I... Read More

The Secret in Their Eyes (R16)

This Argentine thriller won the Best Foreign Film Oscar at the 2010 Academy Awards. It follows the interweaving personal lives of a team of state prosecutors on a manhunt that spans 25 years. Recently retired Benjamin (Ricardo Darin), a former criminal-court... Read More

Crispy Fish Morsels

Dawn Kiddie - J.P, Marriage Celebrant & 'Foodie' Dawn hopes her passion and creative flare in the kitchen leads you to try these recipes - some new, some traditional... Read More

Sitting up for fitness

Luis Moresco - LIFE - Personal Fitness Trainer Luis' passion is to help people achieve their goals through hard work and determination. He has a degree... Read More

Focusing on the user - not the product

Andrew Nimick - Technology consultant Andrew is an independent technology consultant whose focus is what technology can do for business and finding the best tools for the job. With... Read More

Grassroots beginnings the best

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. ... Read More

What?!? No change?

Brian Berry - Financial Advisor Straight forward, quality financial advice - so you can get on with the fun stuff in life. Click ... Read More

An interview with Penelope Jackson

Pete Morris - Art Blogger Pete is an occasional painter and an art lover. He is a freelance writer with a particular interest in promoting the visual arts in Tauranga. ... Read More

More bedtime stories

Well I never thought a soppy story about the woes of duvet wrestling would draw such a response from our readers. It just goes to show that, along with missing socks and techniques for eating corn on the cob, it's the little anomalies in life that can... Read More

Rates revenue increase 9.9 per cent

Tauranga city rates revenue take will increase by 9.9 per cent next year. After allowing one per cent for growth anticipated, this will mean about 8.9 per cent for ratepayers. Plus an extra 2.5 per cent GST for the second instalment rates in February.... Read More