Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Feijoas are everywhere at the moment and they have attracted lots of attention from food producers, sweet makers, even beer has been given the feijoa makeover. This popular... Read More

Brent TrailManaging DirectorSurveying Services Ltd It has now been eighteen months since Hauraki District Council publically notified their Proposed District Plan and we are still largely working under the old rules. This is good news for those... Read More

Clever dogs and crazy peoplewith Wendy Graydon The Dog Trainer In all the years that I have trained dogs, I have noticed that a dog's diet has a strong correlation to their ability to concentrate and learn new behaviours' in training as well as... Read More

Gardening GuruBy Peter Wayman of Palmers Bethlehem May already, the last month of autumn, and it is only six weeks to the shortest day of the year. That means it is time to plant the garlic and shallots. You can do this any time during May, June... Read More

Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance 'Be responsible for your actions'' is another of my simple messages and related to last month's philosophy called 'A rural handshake no longer means enough”. We often think that things are covered... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green Last weekend Western Bay anglers had difficulty finding fish in the inshore fishery, but out wide fish remained plentiful. At Papamoa Beach last weekend kontiki fishers and surfcasters found very few fish.... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Congratulations to Lynette Fisher and Don Banks on the opening of their 'Nice Girls' Exhibition at Tauranga's Gallery 59 last Friday evening. The exhibition was enthusiastically received by all those in... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] If you don't have a goal you can't achieve anything. Goals have got to be measureable and progress towards or away from your goals needs to be noticed. Your adviser should help you set these goals... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last month we identified the main types of joints and discussed osteoarthritis, the most common degenerative joint disease. Today we look at rheumatoid arthritis and gout, which are two common but very... Read More

Tree Talkwith Peter HaringtonWoodmetrics Regional Manager The Woodmetrics team will be at Mystery Creek in June, as we are every year, catching up with old clients and talking to people about their forest harvesting needs. The Mystery Creek Fieldays... Read More

Vet's VoiceKathleen Linpus www.vetcaretauranga.co.nz Vaccinations are recommended by veterinarians to help prevent various infectious diseases. We can vaccinate dogs against parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, kennel cough and leptospirosis. For... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Glasseye Creek Wild Meat Sauce is more than just a sauce. It is that secret wee something that can add oomph to a casserole, a lasagne or spaghetti bolognaise. Roast meat gravy or even... Read More