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RonManager

RonManager
  • Joined: Nov 2011
  • commented: 84
  • voted: 7

Commented on a story 7:15am May 22nd

"So people buying booze also buy food eh? After 9pm it's hardly going to be a four-course Masterchef..."

Eight Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to stop selling beer and wine for the last hour of trading in order to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.

Beer, wine may be roped off

21 May 2013

Commented on a story 7:15am May 22nd

"So does this mean that he can sleep in his car anywhere as long as it's not near children? Well..."

A Tauranga school has warned parents to take care when dropping off their children at school after concerns were raised about a homeless man living in his car in the area.

Warning over homeless man

21 May 2013

Commented on a story 7:15am May 22nd

"I don't mean to denigrate the importance of breast cancer, but does this mean NZ women will be hectored..."

It took a Hollywood superstar to shove into the global spotlight something that is a life-threatening reality for many New Zealand women.

Editorial: Jolie puts killer in spotlight

21 May 2013

Commented on a story 7:52pm May 21st

"I went to one restaurant in Tauranga and one of our party asked for a steak well done. The waitress..."

When someone told me that Tauranga had decided to let local spraycan expert Owen Dippie put together giant copies of Renaissance artworks I had to pinch myself.

Richard Moore: Chalk this one up to Owen

21 May 2013

Commented on a story 8:56am May 20th

"Well, an employee could say they'd been abducted by aliens and partied with Elvis and Jesus and their..."

The dramatic tale of an armed hold-up at a night-time eatery is just one of the bizarre excuses Bay workers have come up with to get a day or two off work.

Tall tales for time off work

18 May 2013

Commented on a story 8:56am May 20th

"How about someone opening a 24/7 gym out Welcome Bay or Ohauiti way eh? All the gyms in Tauranga are..."

"On demand" fitness classes run by on-screen instructors are the latest trend to hit Tauranga gyms, drawing criticism from rivals.

Big screen classes catch on at Bay gyms

18 May 2013

Commented on a story 7:14pm May 17th

"Marcel, you hit the nail on the head. People loved em (or imagined that they loved em) because they..."

The cult of Georgie has garnered some earnest campaigners, bless 'em, but sometimes you shouldn't get what you wish for.

Marcel Currin: Your pie in sky hopes will crumble

17 May 2013

Commented on a story 3:51pm May 13th

"I don't see anything wrong with the website. All the court decisions are out there in public, the..."

Is it okay for a website to publicly name and shame judges?

Editorial: Openness and rule of law not incompatible

11 May 2013

Commented on a story 3:51pm May 13th

"I can't believe there is more than 10 hours a week of TV worth watching! Does that include watching TV..."

The humble television has become the "third wheel" for many Bay couples, as research shows just how much telly people are watching.

Socialising second to screen time

11 May 2013

Commented on a story 11:18am May 13th

"Well, of course they let him out early. His victim was 'only' a sex worker and a gang member's..."

A notorious Tauranga gang leader, serving life for the execution-style murder of his former girlfriend, will be heard for parole next week but a bereaved sibling warns he will kill again if released.

Murderer up for parole

11 May 2013

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