Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz I shook my head in disbelief as I read newspaper accounts of the debate had by the Tauranga City Council about SmartGrowth. I asked myself how elected representatives could lack understanding... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The Global Financial Crisis is a crisis of confidence and a growing distrust of the way money is being massaged and shared around the world. Inequities have become more obvious as new communication... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Many of you will enjoy this time of the year because at some stage you will have the chance to stop and think. You will have time to meet with loved ones and laugh like children do, without a care... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic Even if you are fit and apparently healthy, a heart check is never inappropriate. Isn't it better to know you are fine, than not know you're not fine? As a society we will eventually be forced to be more proactive... Read More

Debra Jager Home Instead Senior Care I went to visit my grandmother the other week and was horrified when I went to get milk out and there was no food in the fridge. She is looking thin and said she was due to do the shopping, but she has recently... Read More

Gourmet Guide by Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Harmony is a Paeroa-based meat company with a focus on free range and organic. It produces a fabulous range of unique and different meat cuts to what you would find elsewhere. One... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz They say (who ever they are) that there are more vegans, vegetarians, gluten-free and fusspots than ever these days. I concur with these thoughts from years of catering to... Read More

Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz Changes to the gift duty law that came into effect on October 1 seemed to hold out the promise of making life a lot more simple for people who wanted to transfer money or other assets... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury Now that our parliamentary make up is known with certainty, it is worth taking a look at what the new government and parliament will mean for animals. On the face of it, the news looks... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Peter Cramond is a painter and sculptor whose work can be found in private collections all over the world and, increasingly, in public spaces . It is this that gives me a sense of how far the Papamoa artist... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Jan Goldie. Back in the dark ages when I was a teenager, reading books went hand in hand with the summer holidays. Like hokey pokey and... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Christmas wouldn't be the same without a multitude of warnings from various people, hell-bent on making sure we have a safe and happy festive season. Including me. These days, no one is allowed to hurt... Read More