Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Have you had a look at the proposed (draft) annual/three year/10 year plan from Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC)? Probably not? Given it is a proposal if it gets the big tick in June from... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Jazz festival? Fantastic. Book sale? Great bargains, brilliantly organised. Weather? Incredible. Earth Wind and Fire? Missed the concert sadly, but I did get to clean up afterwards. It seems that the... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz One of my callers was very upset. He reported that he had been told by the Council that if he didn't like the reply he had just received from Council that he should consider leaving town. Of course... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz The Mount Art Group's annual exhibition at the Mount Surf Club had to be rescheduled because of the Rena catastrophe. For the last 6 years the M.A.G have run an annual exhibition at the Mount Surf Club to... Read More

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

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While it is only a week since the cricket bats and balls were put away for the winter - local rugby has hit the ground running and is in full swing. While it took a few years to be... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] The new financial year for business folk is often the only time they will sit down and start to plan things out. I know many of you will have your planning well underway, however if not, you should... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The two most common chronic muscle problems are Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Fibromyalgia (FM). Both FM and PMR are autoimmune diseases and result in muscle pain but that is about where the similarities... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz These days it's not hard to find prepared curry pastes in the supermarkets that produce outstanding results and you will find quite a variety of different types. The traditional... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz How do you win $26.5m and not be a changed person overnight? You can't, apparently. Trevor the checkout operator, who declared he'd carry on working, failed to show up for work the next morning for his... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The newshounds have been hot on a trail, sniffing out Easter eggs this week. But the news is all bad, 'cos the boss tells me chocolate is bad for dogs. And the tinfoil wrappers don't do our systems any good,... Read More

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz This week's wine is a lovely 2011 Huntaway Reserve Pinot Gris. The wine represents a blend of Pinot Gris from some of the finest vineyards in Gisborne. The blending of a small proportion of Gewurztraminer... Read More