Around the Clubs Regional weekday patrols finish at Mount Maunganui, Omanu and Papamoa this week, although voluntary patrols will still be out in force on weekends. Papamoa's Ben Johnston, right, sprints past Omanu's Ben Cochrane to win the under-16... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Directed by David Fincher. You know from the opening title sequence this is going to be a horse of a different colour. Rock band vocalist Karen O's voice screeching out the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While most people count sheep to go to sleep, Sideline Sid found himself counting cricket balls at night during the recent long weekend. Three days of cricket watching resulted in... Read More

Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz Age Concern offers a very valuable service to elderly people in Tauranga. Many elderly people become increasingly isolated and lonely as friends and relations move on or die. The... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is plenty of zucchini around at the moment and there are many ways to use them. They can be boiled, grilled, stuffed and baked, barbecued, fried or incorporated in other... Read More

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