Write Space Literary news, views and reviews www.taurangawriters.org.nz This Friday, Otumoetai College Year 13 student Céline Murray, 17, will launch her book Seven to Seventeen at the Nautilus Restaurant. Céline is the youngest of... Read More

Andrew NimickPoint Concept twitter.com/andrewnim This Saturday is the second Bay Of Plenty Mashup competition at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic Bongard campus on Cameron Road. We have 13 teams entered this year, which is a really good number from... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The retirement of David Tua in the last few days has brought Sideline Sid a real mixture of thoughts and emotions. I first laid eyes on David in 1988 at the (then) Otumoetai Trust Hotel,... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Today's column begins a series over the next few months which will look at health problems of our major body systems. The first system we look at is the one that looks back to us in the mirror each morning... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Sometimes circumstances allow us to change things around yet use the same methods. Because I've had to make changes to the menu at Another Green World because of the unavailability... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser The Hunger Games. Directed by Gary Ross. Out now in cinemas. Considered as the new Twilight craze, and smashing box-office records, The Hunger Games sets the standard in teen fiction films by taking aim at... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz One of the exciting things about Pop Up Art Sales is that they can ‘pop-up' anywhere, anytime and often attract accomplished artists looking for an alternative exhibition opportunity. Creative Tauranga... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Fear can be the greatest motivator, but it more often than not stops people in their tracks. I was reading a recent article by John Carran on the power of fear in the markets and as those who read... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser 21 Jump Street. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Out now in cinemas. Bad hair… Motorway explosions, car chases, sliding across your bonnet because you are too cool to walk around your car - sounds... Read More

Andrew NimickPoint Concept twitter.com/andrewnim I came across this list the other day. I had to look up one or two terms. The Department of Homeland Security keeps an eye on all the social media feeds, looking for key words. Thanks to a Freedom... Read More

Dr Michael MorrisAnimal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury Once again, the Government is calling for submissions on plans to save the Maui's dolphin. In 2007, the Ministry of Fisheries and Department of Conservation published a Threat Management... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The News Hounds launched an investigation this week: What happened to summer? ‘Killed by an ice cream truck on the back road to Rotorua' was one answer. No, we're not talking about the mental poodle... Read More