Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor Last Thursday I joined more than 100 local residents who heard how strong science is monitoring the effects of the Rena grounding - one year on. Waikato University chair of coastal science, professor... Read More

Graeme ElvinMackenzie Elvin It feels like it is a real war out there. Everywhere you look the banks are fighting for business, offering competitive interest rates; contributions to legal fees, to valuation fees, and to bank fees. After all, when... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Steamers season came to a close last Sunday when the Bay side ran into the Canterbury juggernaut, which was intent on booking a home semi-final in the top echelon of the ITM Cup. All... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The longer daylight hours mean we can have Barbecue time. Friends and family may invite you to one as the weather warms up-so what do you take? These days making something... Read More

David MortimoreSport Development Team Leader Sport Bay of Plenty We all know that sports clubs and organisations need funds to survive so why not look at other ways to reduce your costs whilst at the same time doing something for the environment. At... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga based Artists Berys Suridge and Elizabeth Cross both began painting 5 years ago after retiring from their business commitments. Both Berys and Elizabeth work predominantly in acrylics and enjoy... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Over the past year I have been helping a woman in her 30s who has a serious skin condition. In her case her immune system had for some reason launched an extreme inflammatory attack on skin cells, causing... Read More

Health Basicswith Diana Bomfordof Active Nutrition The typical adult human has about 100,000 hairs on their head and will, on average, shed between 50 and 100 hair strands every day. Hair, on average, grows 15cm a year and can keep growing for... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Silly Idea of the Week Award goes to the Green Party who figured that the country would be better off if we printed more money. Here at the Sun we think it's a great idea to print more money. We should... Read More

News HoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I'm in the dog box with the editor. For some reason he's cut back my space this week and told me, quite rudely, to keep it short. I don't know what his problem is. I can't think of anything I've done to deserve... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Two workshops this week. Workshops are a far less formal working environment that allow elected members to have a full discussion around issues. Mostly open to the public, advertised, but only... Read More

Jigfrom Wish4Fish The fish are eager and so is the new writer of this fishing column to give you a fresh, up-beat report on the weekly fishing scene. I'm the Jig, the mystery mascot for the Wish4Fish Charitable Trust, but more about the charity... Read More