Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Once again the New Year is here, congratulations you made it. Life can be hard, but being here is better than the alternative. In the year of the dragon, luck will be on your side. Although any golfer... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Aime Hansen is a Tauranga artist and a writer who originally comes from Estonia. Aime has exhibited her work in London and was part of a group exhibition called ‘Mid-Winter Trio' at the Creative Tauranga... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A visit to a B Grade cricket game at Pemberton Park on Saturday brought back visions of the first time that Sideline Sid laid his eyes on a current Black Cap. Around seven years ago... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz The grounding of Rena is the most significant shipping accident on the New Zealand coast since Mikhail Lermontov in 1986. Tauranga residents and business owners quite... Read More

Around the Clubs At last, summer has arrived, though with the settled spell of weather people need to remember to take extra care near the water. Papamoa's Danny Hart, left, finds the going tough against Mount Maunganui's Perry Farrell at... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week the RR research team sent a couple of operatives deep into foreign territory to assess the future leadership prospects for the country. Under the guise of hosting a three-day 10th birthday... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz Happy New Year. As the current shareholders of ‘NZ Inc', we have the opportunity to give those in the seats of ‘power' a clear message about the values we believe need to underpin... Read More

News Hound Ady & Flo Hi Ady, Just a quick note to say I'm having a fab time on holiday in the sun, but miss you and can't wait to catch up. I should be home by the time the paper comes out on Friday. Finally summer has arrived, and I've been practising... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Last year gave us a good reminder that disasters can and do happen. The Christchurch earthquakes, the Pike River mine collapse, the extreme flooding events and the Rena grounding remind us that... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Councils calculate how much money they need to pay their debts, maintain infrastructure and services and hopefully be able to save for a rainy day. Only then do they see how much they need to... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim Some of you may remember a post I did way back when SunLive first launched as it is today, about the use of smart phones in emergency situations. My focus was on ambulance crew and doctors. Having... Read More

Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga In the spirit of resilient living, I have been preserving fruit lately. Apparently normal folk don't do this much anymore, although I understand that the Op Shops are doing a great trade in old bottles. So... Read More