Blogs
11:29am Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz The council decision of three wards and eight councillors has split the council and Cr Pittar is looking for support for the smaller towns of Waihi Beach, Katikati, Te Puke and Maketu. No other councillors... Read More
11:25am Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party 'Are you here to save face, or are you here to save us?” With this stirring challenge, 17-year-old Brittany Trilford from Wellington opened the Rio+20 summit. Brittany was (literally) representing... Read More
11:24am Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz At 9.26am on September 26, New Zealand will hold its first nationwide earthquake drill. Called New Zealand ShakeOut, the aim of the exercise is to help people and organisations get better prepared... Read More
09:08am Thu 12 Jul, 2012
Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The much maligned minestrone, which means 'big soup', has no set recipe as it can be made of everything but the kitchen sink. This means using vegetables that are in season,... Read More
08:42am Wed 11 Jul, 2012
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With just two and a half weeks to the London Olympics, Sideline Sid is looking forward to watching the Kiwi's 'Go for Gold' on television. The really good news this year is not only... Read More
08:17am Wed 11 Jul, 2012
John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we looked at the importance of maintaining good blood flow and this week we discuss maintaining healthy blood vessels. Blood vessels are a lot more than just pipes to hold blood. They are living... Read More
08:14am Wed 11 Jul, 2012
Gardening GuruBy Peter Wayman of Palmers Bethlehem Have you ever fancied picking fresh fruit straight off a tree? It seems that young and old want to be able to crop their own fruit from their own trees, and now is the time to plant. One of the... Read More
08:21am Tue 10 Jul, 2012
Josh HoskinSmart Moneyjhoskin@goldridge.co.nz I can sometimes be amazed at how many of my newly retired clients just can't spend that money they have saved after all of these years. I am not advocating a mass spend-up once you retire but if you... Read More
08:20am Tue 10 Jul, 2012
Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green There were fairly large numbers of boats out in Western Bay Of Plenty waters over the weekend, but reports of large numbers of fish being caught or fishing big success stories were very few. Russ Hawkins (Fat... Read More
08:17am Tue 10 Jul, 2012
Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Tamara Rendell is a Tauranga artist who has developed her own unique style and often uses her art to comment on subjects she feels strongly about. She says that she has been fortunate to have parents who... Read More
11:10am Mon 09 Jul, 2012
Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz One of the real highlights in the annual social calendar for me is the BNZ Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards. Held at Baypark, it is always an amazing night and last Friday was no exception. This year's theme... Read More
11:08am Mon 09 Jul, 2012
Jonathan Allenfrom Car Connexxion After 10 years of watching people do it, I would like to go public with a trait of the public that bugs me the most. Picture this scenario in your mind…..A man (or woman) or both for that instance wander... Read More