The Wild Side by Brian and Claire Rogers Spearfishing is probably the most rewarding form of hunter/gatherer pursuits. Because the spearfisher is stalking his prey in the fish's environment, it seems a much more balanced contest than many forms... Read More

Tree Talk with Peter HaringtonWoodmetrics Regional Manager Government bodies, be they local or central government, are rarely known for bold decisive or innovative decisions. This is a great shame because sometimes opportunities present themselves... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz After all the festivities during the Christmas and New Year period, the gyms have enjoyed increased patronage and many New Year resolutions involve diet and exercise. The... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Directed: Brad Bird. Bombs, babes and Tom Cruise looking a little worse for wear - Mission Impossible has dropped the number, added a secondary title and spruced itself up... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid almost laughed out loud when he saw the revised opponent for Money Bill Williams next fight. It is bad enough that the bout in Hamilton is for one of the numerous versions... Read More

Wendy Macphail Employment Law Services How can you cost effectively increase your employee's productivity by 30 per cent? If employees increase their productivity within their work environment, then everyone benefits. The business they work for... Read More

Brent Trail Managing DirectorSurveying Services Ltd Transferable Subdivision or Development Rights allow landowners to take advantage of their subdivision rights without actually losing the land. The purchaser of these rights can gain the ability... Read More

Gourmet Guide by Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Good Food sources their meat from Harmony. The lamb legs are easy to carve as they have only the hock bone at the end, not all the way through, which makes them easy to carve and serve. The... Read More

Captivating children by Anna Rutten from Kidiwise Early Learning Centre We couldn't have wished for a wetter Christmas than what we've had this year. I am sitting here looking out at yet another rainy, rainy day and the prospect of another week... Read More

The Good Life with Sue Edmonds With summer droughts becoming regular and the water table in my well getting lower each year, I thought it was time I took some of my own advice on water use and made the most of what falls before the drought hits. The... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance Do you know that more than 50 per cent of those killed in 9/11 had no will? Think about the ramifications for those left behind. I am a trustee of a farm, where one of the settlers had been advised he... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Many of you have a lot of very good theories as to why a ship would be wrecked on a reef. But they're not as good as this one. This theory was developed as the RR research team wandered the windswept... Read More