Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The on again, off again Marine Precinct project got yet another kick start at the full council meeting this week. The marine industry in Tauranga had a 600 tonne slipway facility at Sulphur Point... Read More

Te Ururoa FlavellMP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz Tena ano tatou. E hoa ma, one of the great things about a Parliamentary recess is having the opportunity to get out and about the electorate and really get a feel for the initiatives that are... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party We all need reliable transport at a reasonable cost. And that is what a Toyota provides. Functional transportation, and not much more. When you buy a Mercedes, you invest in quality. The benefit is comfort... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Our young people are our future. The world they will live in depends partly on what we do now to shape the world of the future, and partly on how well they are equipped to deal with the challenges... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz On Wednesday, at the Long Term Plan submissions, I was accused by a councillor of saying nice things about the council. I admit that I am often judgmental over some council decisions but, even then,... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. When you're running short on time, but need a good meal for yourself or the family, it doesn't get much better than Alexander's Fine Foods ‘One Pot Meals'. Their products are... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz While researching the logistics of soup delivery, I found a company called Soupcycle and was somewhat surprised that there are soup cyclers in the UK, delivering chilled soup... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amorewww.cucinaamore.co.nz It's time to spice it up with a bit of Italian this week. This is one of my signature dishes, one I am sure you will enjoy and this one I made on GMTV, which you can see on TVNZ On Demand.... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga watercolourist Nick Eggleston is working on a series of paintings he calls 'The Dogs'. The work I have seen to date is superb with the usual immaculate skill and the unusual sense of humour we have... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The processes of sight are possibly the most extraordinary of the human body. Light passes through the eye where it excites the photoreceptors in the retina at the rear of the eye. These photoreceptors... Read More

Claire RogersCool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz Mata Beers are brewed and bottled locally in the Bay in Kawerau by Aotearoa Breweries NZ Ltd. As beer is made up of over 90% water, it has long been recognised that the quality of the... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz I met Jesus this week. At least he said he was Jesus. It was one of those 'thank you god” moments, when I was concerned that I did not really have a topic for this week's column, when suddenly,... Read More