Science talk With Chris Duggan House of Science Chris Duggan is a scientist, educator, mother of two adult daughters, and farmers wife. After many years teaching secondary school Science and Chemistry, she switched her focus... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Musicians tend to do a bit of everything - but not Mike Garner. Particularly in a place the size of Tauranga you'll find most musicians have played a broad range of music. If you're a guitarist you've... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP As a Government we're focused on creating jobs, upskilling New Zealanders and supporting more people into work - and the latest figures show that it's paying off. The country's unemployment rate is at a near-record... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ This is not so much of a recipe…more of a process to make an ingredient that should become a staple in your fridge. Confit garlic is completely different to raw garlic. It's mellow, a bit sweet,... Read More

BETTER UNDERSTANDING DEMEMTIA with Ruth Thomas from EnlivenPlus Contrary to popular belief, with the right support people can, and do, flourish with dementia. Studies have been undertaken with people newly-diagnosed... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz 'Outrageous!!” skrarked the Kakapo. Cos that's what Kakapo do when in a state of high dudgeon. They skrark. Onomatopoeic. Sounds as it reads, and skrark reads mean... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Three Western Bay of Plenty Cricket age-group graduates are playing on the big stage at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, currently under way on the East coast of... Read More

Weather Eye with 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... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz With Sun Media farewelling Brian Rogers - aka Rogers Rabbits - recently, his old mate Jim Bunny has come out of the woodworks to offer his observations and experiences with... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party The Greens have always had future focussed solutions. We cannot let short term success hamstring future generations and the life supporting capacity of the planet. Yes, the way we are farming... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last edition I asked why most New Zealand-made osteoarthritis support supplements have little or no chondroitin sulphate. The research in favour of CS is overwhelming. So much... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Thank you to everyone who stood for Local Body Elections, and a hearty congratulations to James Denyer, the new Mayor for the Western Bay of Plenty Council. I'm really looking forward to working with... Read More