Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz My neighbour loves Sudoku and was very appreciative when we gave her a large book of never ending numbers with blank spaces. The WBOP District Council's 10 year long term plan and the Sudoku book... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Walnuts have been revered since ancient times as a symbol of intellectuality, since their kernels have convoluted surface inside the shell resembling that of a brain. And amazingly... Read More

Rosalie Crawfordof Webhealth www.webhealth.co.nz People who have lost a loved one due to suicide find themselves having to face the anguish of wondering what could have been done differently by themselves or a health professional. Often we don't... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Artist and teacher Joyce van der Lely moved to Tauranga two months ago from Christchurch after the disastrous events that impacted so devastatingly on the city and its inhabitants. After much thought she... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz After singing the praises of the Western Bay of Plenty rugby competitions last week - Sideline Sid was delighted to hear of two outstanding individual performances last Saturday. On... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The most complex and extraordinary cells in our body are those that make up our nervous system. No computer on earth can come close to the complexity of our brain and the nerve cells that send and receive... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in term of climate change is concerned, is my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held in the beautiful town... Read More

Andrew NimickPoint Concept twitter.com/andrewnim During the weekend on which we held the Bay Of Plenty Mashup competition we were given the use of a text message service run by local Bay business startup Itext. The service called Vortext (neat... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz There's a few slow learners in this town, who occasionally get suckered into ‘exclusive' deals with another newspaper. Effectively, they cut out their options of getting wider promotion with the... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz You'll recall last week the Flo and Monty romance, blossoming at Uncle Pete's island paradise getaway. The moment was abruptly cut short when I was running out of the water in hot pursuit of the lovely Monty,... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Public submissions to the draft Historic Village Strategy were heard at least week's Strategy and Policy Committee meeting. There were only 29 submissions which was surprisingly few, considering... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.envbop.govt.nz Last Thursday, about 30 territorial mayors, regional council chairmen and their chief executives met with the new Minister of Local Government, the Honourable David Carter. The Minister... Read More