Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Many years ago before the family sat down to dinner, the question was often asked about what was for dinner. Invariably my father would often reply that there were parts of... Read More

Debra JagerHome Instead Senior Care I am really worried about my parents. With winter approaching, their health always declines and they live in such a cold house which they refuse to turn on heaters as 'It costs too much”. How do I open... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Maurice Sendak, acclaimed author and illustrator of the children's story book "Where the Wild Things Are" passed away recently aged 83. Harrisons Gallery and Framers in Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga is proud... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of June have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909). The graph shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 381mm in 1925 to a low of 19mm in 1906.... Read More

Claire RogersCool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz Fortunately for me this week Jude from Bethlehem Health and Tea Shop dropped off a bottle of Comvita Olive Leaf Complex Oral Spray for me to review. I am not sure how she knew I was... Read More

Clever dogs and crazy peoplewith Wendy Graydon The Dog Trainer My clients often email me and tell me about their dog from their point of view. I often write down notes beside their thoughts and create a full picture of the dog that I will be training.... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green Recreational fishing in the Western Bay of Plenty last week varied through almost all levels and areas between 'not too bad ' to 'pretty good ' again. The exception was for surfcasters who in most areas... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we discussed macular degeneration and today the other common eye diseases of cataracts and glaucoma. Cataracts are the clouding of the lens of the eye. If the lens becomes cloudy, the image... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic Ensure you are able to spend your future wealth doing things you want to do and living the life you deserve. So often the case is, as the saying goes 'so many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz With my ministerial responsibilities, I have spent a lot of time away from home in the last fortnight. Places I have visited have included Christchurch where, in addition to a number of meetings, I visited... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's not the water that drowns you. It's your clothes. Darwin's theory about natural selection continues to march on relentlessly, sorting the population into those who have the nous to keep themselves... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz I'm gradually getting the hang of this retrieving thing, after another exciting outing into the wilds with the boss and Uncle. The penny has finally dropped that all this stick fetching I've been doing is... Read More