Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz About five years ago, I was lucky enough to stay on a fabulous Greek Island called Lefkada. As I am writing this I'm staying on another fabulous island called Motiti. Unfortunately,... Read More

Business By Waikato businessman Andy West Arguably, the Waikato region is New Zealand's best-kept secret. Even when removing the Coromandel and Lake Taupo from its geography, it embraces beaches, surf, rivers, volcanoes, mountains, hills and plains;... Read More

Don Menzies Managing DirectorTravelcom When you're Fiji bound you often just want to flop onto a white sandy beach as soon as possible - but I discovered it is well worth the extra effort to travel north to the Yasawa Islands. There are a several... Read More

Graeme ButlerSwim With Dolphins skipper Things that go bump in the night. Who would ever have thought that a huge container vessel like the Rena could ever hit Astrolabe Reef. There was probably statistically more chance that a ship such as Rena... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Most disease is an indication that some cell chemistry has switched from normal to abnormal function. Once cell chemistry is altered, this sets off chain reactions affecting other cells, which affects... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It seems an eternity since the Rugby World Cup started - just over five weeks ago. We are now down to the RWC title decider, where the team in black will have no better opportunity... Read More

The Good Life with Sue Edmonds This business of self-sufficiency and growing one's own vegetables can be full of surprises; some nice - some not. After my successes during the summer in keeping myself supplied with lettuce, tomatoes, beans and... Read More

Finance with Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance Whatever way you look at it, on most farms often there is very little good governance. Governance means ‘the act or manner of governing', in other words, the control. For the farmer, this means... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz In mid-2010 I had the privilege of selecting 12 of our local artists for the ‘Double Vision' exhibition that went on show in September at the Creative Tauranga Community Gallery on Wharf Street. Twelve... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Living in a great spot like Tauranga (current environmental crisis aside) means we have lots of people that want to move here. I can't blame them; the weather, the sun and the people all make for a... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz There are three main questions burning in the back of most people's brains this week. No one snapped a photo of the Rena's captain coming ashore. But we imagine the scene could have looked something... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz The first story I remember writing was called Ashley the Pink Dragon. I was nine at the time so I filled it with wonderfully descriptive passages, at least one adjective... Read More