Where Next For Local Sports Heroes?
Congratulations are due to some of our young local sports people, with Mount Maunganui's Jonas Tawharu taking the Under-18 Boys' Division
Congratulations are due to some of our young local sports people, with Mount Maunganui's Jonas Tawharu taking the Under-18 Boys' Division
COMMENT: Not even a week into Trump's presidency, it's crystal clear that US citizens are now dealing with a fascist regime, writes Rachel Stewart.
LOVE TRUMPS HATE: Demonstrators march in support of the Women's March in Washington in Phoenix. PHOTO/AP AP170122105900.JPG When
There's no doubt about it. Tauranga's roads are certainly getting more and more congested. Given the city's recent population growth
MAKE ROOM: Holding tightly to stuff means stuff owns us. PHOTO/DAWN PICKEN 190117sp50bop I was going to write, for publication on
A leading obesity campaigner is suggesting that paying children to eat their greens could halt the obesity crisis. While I'm all
Your definition of obscenity may be what Donald Trump is accused of getting up to in a hotel in Russia. Mine is about the money
COMMENT: To block someone is not censorship. It's just that I don't want to hear you, or more to the point, for you to hear me, writes Rachel Stewart.
So-called "casual racism" hit the headlines recently, following the publicity attending the Mad Butcher's reported remarks to fellow
Provisional figures showing Bay police nabbed 1258 people drink driving in the Bay are truly frightening. Alarmingly, the number
I can understand why Prime Minister Bill English has decided not to go to Te Tii Marae for Waitangi Day celebrations. Mr English
COMMENT: Reliable as clockwork, and right on cue, DairyNZ stepped up to the microphone and shot themselves in the head.
Like so many of my generation, I was the first person in my family to go to university. In one way or another, though, universities
If decorating the Christmas tree is the most exciting time of the year, then felling it is surely the most gloomy. There are few
VISITORS: Eric Hoyeau and wife Anne Konitz in front of Sir Tristram House, the beach bach of Sir Patrick Hogan, who they were hosted
What a nightmare it was driving down State Highway 29a after the Bay Dreams event. I got a phone call from my younger brother on
While I was out surfing (well, attempting to surf) this week I was reminded of just how powerful the ocean is. The surf was small
Imagine being called Anal, 3rd, Lucifer or 4real. Eleven Kiwi babies have narrowly escaped being called by such awful names. And
COMMENT: Over a summer beer, someone casually asked me what I wanted for 2017. I just as casually said "world peace."
Reading the stories of ordinary Kiwis who have gone on to achieve great things is always a highlight for me. This week five Bay residents
POPULARITY POLLING: It is a fair bet that the experts will be anxiously analysing how Steven Joyce rates in his new job as Minister
The new year seemed to be welcomed in a sensible but celebratory style by most over the weekend. That's exactly the way it should
Former BBC DJ Andy Kershaw is down the bottom of the garden eating worms, on the receiving end of the fury of George Michael fans
COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.
The All Blacks may have cleaned up at the IRB Rugby Awards for 2016, but - for the British sporting press - the year belonged to England. Not
Two tragic water-related deaths over the past week have put a spotlight on the perils associated with our coastlines, lakes and waterways. Yesterday
Kids love toys, technology, flashy things, things that make loud noises and things that sparkle. Their wee eyes light up when they
Santa's sack is empty - much like our credit cards and staff canteens, but our pukus and our memories of 2016 are full, like the rich
What an incredible way to end the year. When I came into work yesterday, I was greeted with the exciting news that the Bay of Plenty
You've got to wonder at the level of ignorance the Corrections Department displayed over Mt Eden prisoners getting flowers (yes, I