Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Locally, some commentators in the not so distant past have suggested the economy is so bad in New Zealand that Gen X and Y people should leave the country on mass (where too, I hear you ask). Baby... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid sat on the edge of his seat yesterday with work put on the back burner as the Black Caps grabbed a rare test victory over Australia. For mine, test cricket is what the... Read More

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz Thank you Tauranga for your support at the general election on November 26. It is a great privilege to be your local MP and to renew my contract with you for another three years. I pledge to be a strong... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Michael Sass, the internationally recognised and award winning artist, is now exhibiting at the newly re-launched Cargo Shed on Dive Crescent. It was great to happen upon a collection of his wonderful work... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Jan Goldie. The nature of book publishing is changing. Pretty soon eBooks won't be known as electronic books, they'll just be called ‘books'. But... Read More

Barbara Reid of Maison Monique maisonmonique.co.nz Welcome to December and the festive month's edition. It now appears summer is really on the way, strong winds have abated and daytime temperatures are rising. The time has come to organise what... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz I know you are all very tired of hearing about the secretly-recorded tea tapes. However, we feel compelled to jump on the bandwagon, or in this case, the teawagon. Only because we've been hounded by... Read More

News Hound Ady & Flo We were staying in the cabin in the bush when the boss said to me, 'let's go for a walk with Ruger”. Now I'm always keen for a walk although I hadn't been out with Ruger before. He's the tall skinny individual with the... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz Hillsdene Wines on Cameron Road is a great place to visit, in fact you could do all your Christmas shopping in one hit if you tried (except for the children of course). Doug has an excellent range... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz As noted last week, every three years full council wades through the laborious task of reviewing all council's services and activities to collate a Ten Year Plan. This review process makes it... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz It's really quite easy -one foot after another. You have to start an hour or two below high tide, negotiate a muddy patch on the shore at the end of Matahui Road and walk to Matakana Point. Three... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Against a backdrop of international political and financial turmoil and many natural disasters, New Zealand has also faced significant challenges this year. Our economy is sluggish and has... Read More