Careers with Hartwith Jay Hart Teenage years are the years of preparation. As such, teens should spend part of their summers gaining valuable work experience, preferably in their areas of skill and interest, and definitely within industries and... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I have been helping someone with several long term problems. The main issue was blood sugar, which was increasingly out of control despite medical intervention. We made significant changes to his diet... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor A public art proposal for a kinetic sculpture outside Mr Gareth Morgan's property on the corner of Marine Parade and Pacific Avenue recently came to council. This is the first proposal to come to council... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The peculiar but entertaining behaviour of Dame Susan continues, with a couple more weird gaffes surfacing from the Human Rights Commissioner this week.First up was a meeting of local business women,... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Say yes to giving her space, say no to putting her in her place. Say yes to talking it out with her, say no to taking it out on her. In so few words the message from White Ribbon this week is clear: We're for respectful... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Once the government privatises a state owned resource, like water, it will never again be able to take it back. This is the agreement National have signed us up to under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor This week Tauranga City Council agreed to assess if an affordable museum can be included in council's office rebuild project. This is the first time since 2006 council has agreed to take the lead on the museum... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recently released a report on the impacts of our changing climate on sea levels, and the thinking we need to do to cope with this. Key messages... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic Dementia is on the rise in our society and it has devastating consequences for individuals and their families. Dementia is associated with a loss of neurons in the brain in key areas that service memory and... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It was with great delight that Sideline Sid came across a copy of a book that was written nearly 40 years ago. Named simply Grenville, it is the story of one of the greatest jockeys... Read More

Tales from the Boot Campwith Dan Sheridan As the old saying goes, 'there's more than one way to skin a cat'. As it transpires, there's also more than one way to run a fitness camp. As my Monday/Wednesday/Thursday triple header continues, instructors... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale fluctuations in... Read More