Shane Laidlaw Eves Realty Kia Ora - this is our first blog and we will endeavour to keep you informed of our thoughts and a snapshot of the beautiful prime piece of real estate we are proud to call home. Let me introduce myself - my name is Shane... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga artist Janice Giles has continued to work experimentally with both content and technique since winning the Tauranga Society of Artists' Annual Supreme Award in July 2011. One of her new works is... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904,1908,and 1909). The graph show the range of rainfalls from a high of 343 mm in 1936 to a low of 7 mm in 1973. The long-term... Read More

Gourmet Guide by Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Guillaume Desmurs is a man with a passion. His kitchen is filled with the most delicious smells imaginable - garlic, fennel, slow-cooked pork with wine and prunes. He started L'Authentique... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic Are you wanting to make a difference to your health in 2012 - a real difference? Are you wanting to achieve something that has perhaps been on your resolution list for a number of years? Lose weight, better... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Friends With Benefits (Out now on DVD/Blu-ray). Directed by Will Gluck. WARNING: potential spoilers if you couldn't predict how this movie would go by watching the trailer. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJS-wWqVAyk ... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Karen Sole. Intent on slaying the dragon of writers' block, I search for inspiration in the Guardian online. My thoughts go to the Stephen... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Where did that week go? It seems like only yesterday you were sitting here, reading the zany ideas of the ten year olds, as to how they'd run the country. On reflection, I think their ideas are probably... Read More

News Hound Ady & Flo There's been plenty going on for this newshound to sniff out this week. However, this newhound's nose only sniffs as far as the boundary fence, since the boss installed a fancy new invisible fence that keeps me well contained. ... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Work at the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is really getting back into gear. Council is making decisions on its draft Ten Year Plan so that it can go out for public consultation. This decision-making... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz It was great to try some different wines during the holiday period. The stand out wine for me was the Pepperjack Shiraz. It was first recommended to me when I was in a small bottle store is Aussie... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to council 2012. It is back in full swing spending this week completing the draft 3/10 Year Plan to go out for your consultation. Financial inroads are being made into the first cut, but... Read More