Reporting Back on Bay of Plenty Regional Council Achievements over the Past Year
Recently, Regional Councillors signed off our Annual Report for the 2016/2017 financial year. As it is a constant frustration to me that many people...
The jails we live in
The most dangerous and challenging jail is prejudice: the self-imposed jail we imprison ourselves in when we close our minds, hearts and eyes. Too...
Brave Hearts NZ
Drug addiction is a disease that affects the whole family. Brave Hearts NZ is a registered charity for the support of whanau who have...
One Viewpoint – Would it be a relief?
Courage is knowing what not to fear – Plato
Ten years after decriminalization in 2011, drug abuse was down by half in Portugal.
Drug warriors often...
Tauranga’s transport in 30 years’ time
It seems like yesterday but next year marks 30 years since the Tauranga Harbour Bridge opened. As a seven-year-old on that rainy afternoon I...
Our Community Mural at Welcome Bay
I’ve seen a few murals in my time. I like the way as public art they stand out amongst their often separate surroundings.
Our Welcome...
Happy New Year and welcome to 2017
The WHOMP has been refreshed, rejuvenated and rebranded in time for this edition, and so too has our Government. The substance of both remains...
Tauranga: Vibrant but Tough for some
Tauranga-Moana is a vibrant community but people are doing it tough. Finding a safe, warm, dry, affordable home is becoming out of reach for...
Potential new housing development in Papamoa for those in need
Nobody in our community wants to see people sleeping in cars or unable to find permanent accommodation – that is not the New Zealand,...
Listening to the People about Public Transport
When the Ministry of Education announced it was withdrawing its funding for urban school buses, the NZ Transport Agency agreed to help the Bay...