It's hard to believe Christmas is now less than a week away. I love Christmas and am counting down the days. I love being able to

What's in a name? Plenty. Especially when it's given to a new human in front of their closest family and friends. I did my first

There was much speculation about the potential impact of the new loan-to-value ratios (LVR) when they were announced earlier this

With Christmas Day just a week away it is that time of year when many people overindulge in food and alcohol only to regret it early

Stop the clock. Do you long to stop it or smash it each December? A friend who's celebrating her 50th birthday this week remarked

Right now I am one with the people of Yiwu, China where most of the world's Christmas tat is made, who may be said to cry with one

While Christmas is meant to be a time of happiness and joy, the lead-up to the big day can be stressful, tiring and downright frantic

The focus of Government Ministers at present is very much on developing, and then rolling out, support packages for people affected

COMMENT: Air NZ announced it was pulling out of Whanganui. It sent a powerful message that Whanganui was not worthy of our national carrier's munificence.

Hundreds of kids were given bikes thanks to the generosity of the Tauranga community. Photo/Campbell Squared We all have our memories

If there is one hope I have for new mayor Greg Brownless and his new council, it is that they will seriously consider overhauling

My 12-year-old daughter and I took part in the Bay of Plenty Times can drive Monday night, collecting donations for the Tauranga Community

What are we to make of John Key's bombshell? Reactions will obviously vary according to the political views of those making them

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When John Key became our 38th Prime Minister on November 8, 2008 it was an extraordinary turnaround from the previous election. In

A huge part of living in the Bay is the beach. Ask anyone what first comes to mind when they think of Tauranga and it's Mount Maunganui

I never would have thought I'd applaud a sexy underwear tycoon; that stuff's far too uncomfortable for real life. Try wearing a piece

Seventeen-thousand people were helped by the Tauranga Community Foodbank in the year to June. With an estimated population in Tauranga

Tak Chun Lai, principal tuba for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, played Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Tuba. PHOTO/SUPPLIED 081116spcm02.JPG Romancing

If a severe earthquake did affect Tauranga during work hours, thousands of Bay workers could die or be horrifically injured in collapsed

The tragic death of a 71-year-old American cyclist, killed by a truck on Tuesday, has thrown a spotlight on cyclists' safety concerns

Democracy is a privilege we must protect - it gives us ordinary people the freedom to have a say in who runs our cities and country. This

COMMENT: Watching the Havelock North water contamination debacle unfold is a salutary lesson in just how much power the dairy industry wields.

There are people who truly believe journalism is a dark art practised by latter-day witches who seek only to deceive readers by telling

Do you know that in December 2005 the first civil partnerships were allowed to be registered in Britain? In the same month the Cronulla

GOOD FROM BAD: Like all catastrophes where horror and hardship go hand in hand - there are heroes. PHOTO/MARK MITCHELL A_141116NZHMMEARTHQUAKE9.JPG What

Driverless cars - who would have thought that would ever be a possibility let alone a reality. On Friday, Transport Minister Simon

The devastating earthquake near Kaikoura has reignited discussion about whether tsunami sirens should be in place along our coastline. The

How could we have got it so wrong? The pollsters and the politicians, the analysts, theorists and columnists - especially this one

COMMENT: On the morning of Monday November 14, 2016, the best little city in the world got ripped apart.