Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz Dear Santa, I have just heard the news that last year's green house emissions from burning fossil fuels rose by more than five per cent. That's not good, especially for you and all your... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of the year again; the phone has been busy with people ringing and booking their end of year functions. The two questions I get asked as a chef are linked. The... Read More

Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz Once again Tauranga businesses performed well in the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards celebrated in Auckland earlier this month. Our star local performers were: Exceed Maintenance... Read More

Website tips with Michelle Whitmore of Zeald.com As website consultants, we are often asked about how Google works. Firstly, let's look at the influence of Google. Surveys show 80-90 per cent of people discover websites through a search engine... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Since my last article I have had a few people ask me this question. In short, it creates a major problem should something go wrong. Firstly let's look at some figures*: If we look at the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz On Saturday night Sideline Sid shelled out a small fortune to watch the ‘Fight for Life' on Sky Television. There would be many former boxing stars of the past that would turn... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz This morning I have been speaking with someone I have been helping for coming up 18 months. When he rang me mid 2010 he was suffering from a great deal of stiffness and low mobility caused by Polymyalgia... Read More

Gardening Guru By Peter Wayman of Palmers Bethlehem Most of us are now focusing on getting the garden ready for Christmas. It may well be in the kitchen garden, making sure we get the produce in time for our Christmas meals. I am certainly worried... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz During December, Harrisons Fine Art Gallery is celebrating its 50th year in business. To celebrate this milestone, the gallery is presenting a special exhibition titled ‘Pure Gold - Celebrating... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We used to think Tauranga was a big place when we got our first set of traffic lights. That must have been in the sixties, when I was in shorts and roman sandals, Tauranga Primary was the biggest school... Read More

News Hound Ady & Flo If I can figure out what that means, I will be leaving dog school and heading to university as a Rhodes Scholar. It all came about because I was asked over to Flo's place for a sleepover. Uncle and Auntie are now left trying... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The mad rush to Christmas means lots of meetings at council being crammed - just like exams at school. Seems it's like this to accommodate the holiday period when many staff take vacations. Council... Read More