A splash of flavour

Posted on 23rd Feb 2012 16:18 | By Anonymous Author

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. CuisineScene’s Roast Vegetable Splash is one of our favourite products in store. It is an amazing accompaniment that will pump up your roast vegetables and salads and also used in marinades and dressings. This popular product has a hint of chilli and the subtle flavours of a...

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Thrive or Fail

Posted on 22nd Feb 2012 16:04 | By Anonymous Author

Andrew Martin Global Outlook Blogger Why Societies Fail or Thrive? Many people are conscious of the uncertainty that underlies our economic, social and environmental systems yet are unsure what to do. This convergence of crisis is covered almost daily in our news media, with increased energy and food costs, economic ruin around the globe and...

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KiwiSaver is not a bank account

Posted on 22nd Feb 2012 08:30 | By Anonymous Author

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz I continue to be amazed that many people believe KiwiSaver is some type of bank account. That many people still view this as being the case, is evidence our education system needs to include more about financial matters as soon as possible. Let me clarify: KiwiSaver is not a bank account, it is...

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Language locks progress

Posted on 22nd Feb 2012 08:21 | By Anonymous Author

Martial Musingswith Grant Buchanan of Mile HighKarate and Youngforest Tai Chi Last week we discussed ‘fun’ – what it is and how we should establish for our children that fun is the result of hard work and achieving goals, rather than vacantly watching TV, playing video games or uncontrollable hyper destructive play. The other...

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Smouldering drama begins with spark

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 16:34 | By Anonymous Author

Laura’s screening with Laura Weaser As a slow-burning melodrama, don’t expect any explosive political tensions as these candidates go head to head - but watch the sparks crackle under the surface of this smouldering character study. Double vision: Gosling the man behind Clooney’s film. Based on the play Farragut North by Beau...

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Attention all baby boomers – part two

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 11:45 | By Anonymous Author

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we saw our 50s are a critical time where we start to see the effects of our previous health choices, but more importantly, set the scene for our health outcomes in the later part of our lives. Once we hit middle age, we can no longer rely on the resilience of youth. We need to make the decisions...

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The flavours of summer

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 11:41 | By Anonymous Author

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz During summer, the accelerated growth from the garden often brings an abundant array of flavours to our attention. My favourite February flavours, such as tomatoes and capsicums, hang from the plant and seem to scream at you to eat them. There is nothing quite like slicing...

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Sundaise Festival 2012

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 09:19 | By Anonymous Author

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz The Sundaise Music Festival is to be held on March 10 - 11, near Waihi. It is a two day music festival of emerging local and top New Zealand artists. Organisers of this family friendly, cultural event believe Sundaise will prove a great place to renew the region’s festival spirit. “We...

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Lighting the ancient spear path

Posted on 20th Feb 2012 08:45 | By Anonymous Author

The Wild Sideby Brian and Claire Rogers Flounder spearing is one of those hunting methods that strips everything back to the basics. Man and spear, stalking his prey by hand, just as mankind (and some of the stroppier womankind) have done for thousands of years. Okay, so our caveman ancestors might not have had super-bright, LED underwater lights,...

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Back to the Beehive

Posted on 20th Feb 2012 08:30 | By Anonymous Author

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Parliament has now been going for a fortnight and I have enjoyed being back in Wellington where I have a new role as chairman of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee. This committee occupies a significant place within Parliament as it takes a lead in the legislature’s role of approving...

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Weather no barrier to biking fun

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 14:39 | By Anonymous Author

Nicki MillerBikewise Blogwww.sportbop.co.nz Bike Wise events have been going on all over the city over the last week.  It’s great to see so many fluro wearing cyclists out and about, commuting and cycling for recreation. On Wednesday night keen cyclists braved the miserable weather for the ‘Pedal Your Heart Out’ ride to...

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Meeting the world’s challenges

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:48 | By Margaret Beverland

Write Space Literary news, views and reviewshttp://taurangawriters.org.nz This week’s Write Space by Margaret Beverland. At the end of January, the United Nations panel on global sustainability concluded that by 2040 the impact of the projected population growth on the world’s economy and the environment would reach crisis point. The...

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A War on realism

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:46 | By Anonymous Author

Laura’s screening with Laura Weaser This Means War. Directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels fame). In cinemas now. ‘Mates before dates’ is put to the test. Taking the Battle of the Sexes literally, two grown men start a full-scale war on each other in the hope of winning the heart of the one girl they are both madly in love/obsessed...

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Radical retreads feature of summer

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:37 | By Anonymous Author

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Kiwi ingenuity is alive and well, RR researchers discovered in the weekend during a routine inspection of thongs on the beach. Now, before you all jump to smutty conclusions that RR researchers have spent their weekends ogling the scantily clad rear ends of shapely beachgoers – you’re wrong....

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The Honkie meets the honker

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:28 | By Anonymous Author

News HoundAdy & Flo Is this some kind of a joke? The bosses go “rabbit” hunting and come back with these. I didn’t know rabbits could fly? Our big outing of the week was down to the lakes to chase rabbits. Not surprising, with the way these two-leggers shoot, that we came back with geese. So they nailed the odd rabbit...

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Rate the park high and the people low

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:21 | By Anonymous Author

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Originally dubbed ‘noisy boys’ park, the TECT All Terrain Park is a permanent home for activities no longer suitable amongst our increasingly urbanised community. The 1700ha park title carries warnings for anyone purchasing neighbouring property to expect activities that create noise...

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Telling council where to go

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:18 | By Anonymous Author

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz We will soon be asked to offer submissions to the WBOPDC’s Long Term Plan. I have had a wonderful idea already. It is totally simplistic, but then common sense always seems simple. We need more engineers and fewer managers. Engineers have a different approach to problem solving. When something...

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Social Media – a tool for local government

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:14 | By Anonymous Author

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz A recent American study estimated that 66 per cent of online adults use social media like Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin.   If Facebook was a country, it would be the world’s third largest. Twitter generates more than 40 million tweets per day. The attraction of social media is...

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Affordable is not cheap

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:11 | By Anonymous Author

Ian McLean 2011 Green candidate for Tauranga Affordable housing has hit the headlines again, with the annual report by Demographia railing against housing costs in the western world. And Bob Clarkson has discovered a social conscience that was not conspicuous during his term as MP, offering to build cheap houses on the far-flung fringe of Tauranga....

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