Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was at Blake Park on Saturday and a passing conversation with a fellow rugby fan made him realise the uniqueness of Bay of Plenty rugby. The former Wellington rugby man,... Read More

Renting Rightwith Dan Lusyof Tauranga Rentals Ltd These are some of the rights Owners have as outlined by The Residential Tenancies Act 1986 which was revised in 2010. Clause 48: Landlords right of entry - If an Owner or their Agent needs to inspect... Read More

Clever dogs and crazy peoplewith Wendy Graydon The Dog Trainer There has been a little bit of a 'ruckus' out there in the dog world lately about the programme 'Last Chance Dogs'. The contention lies in the methods used by the television's trainer... Read More

Health Basicswith Diana Bomfordof Active Nutrition High blood pressure (hypertension) has few obvious symptoms and unless you have regular check-ups, it is hard to know that you may have it and this is the reason it is known as the 'silent killer'. Hypertension... Read More

Captivating childrenby Anna Rutten from Kidiwise Early Learning Centre Shaping children into becoming complete adults is no mean feat. Parents are given no formal education or training and do their best, often with added pressures brought about... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz 'A Country Calendar' is the latest exhibition at Tauranga's Harrisons Gallery and is inspired by the ever popular television series 'Country Calendar'. The contributing artists, some of whom have big reputations... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Most university nutrition texts recommend supplementation only for specific purposes, such as folic acid in pregnancy or vitamin D for the elderly. The mantra is that most people can get all the nutrients... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amorewww.cucinaamore.co.nz How can one resist Pizza? I just love it and have found a way to make it all year round without the sun to make the dough rise! What I do is turn my oven up to the highest temperature... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green Although the weather and sea conditions in the WBOP have been pretty good for the last ten days, and the recreational fishers and boats have been out in fairly big numbers over the weekend, the recreational... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Just when we thought we'd seen the worst disasters, along comes the SS TECTANIC. The trustee elections were going at full steam when the good ship foundered on an iceberg of narrow parameters. But in... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Uncle is recovering from having his wings clipped and in a sporting sense, unless they make swimming pools round, he has no chance of competing in any Olympic event (unless of course he makes a visit to Iceland)... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Elected members and City Hall have been ticking over the past couple of weeks even though there have been few formal meetings. Contrary to urban/media myth formal meetings only form a part of how... Read More