Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga 'The War of the Worlds”. Tom Cruise saves his daughter from alien invaders that use human bodies to fuel their war machines. Neither Tom nor the military of the time were able to defend our planet,... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz There has been a lot of community concern over the last few years about negative health effects of Hicane spray. Hicane is sprayed onto kiwifruit vines to encourage bud-burst and achieve consistent... Read More

Te Ururoa Flavell MP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz Lately I've been inundated with news and updates about everything and anything rugby. t's not surprising with the Rugby World Cup just around the corner. So I feel it only fitting that I... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz When I was asked to write a review for Lee Murray's Battle of the Birds book I looked forward to it because I love birds. Feeding, drawing, painting, photographing, visiting... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kids qualitykidz.co.nz I often get asked by parents about how to deal with toddler tantrums and disciplining children. The following is my recommended list of easy do's and don'ts: Do praise; 'you're putting all your toys... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Finally, size no longer matters when you are investing for income and you don't have to accept poor returns from the bank any longer just because your portfolio is a modest size. With share markets... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid's faith in the Steamers fans to support 'Our Team” through thick and thin was restored on Tuesday night - when a large band of passionate Steamers fans dressed in... Read More

Claire Rogers Cool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz Chocolate dessert cups, what can I say! They disappeared in just two nights in our house, so I guess that really says it all. The CB chocolate dessert cups available from The Good... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz We all know that some of the best flavoured dishes, have only a few ingredients which compliment each other - bacon and eggs for example. These ultimate breakfast flavours... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The best part of what I do is getting positive feedback from people prepared to make the necessary changes to their nutrient intake. he other day, we had a person in her mid 80s tell us the poor lower... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Gallery 59 on Ninth Avenue are busy with their third exhibition since opening their doors in July. After the glittering, well attended opening show Don Banks and Lynette Fisher of Gallery 59 presented... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim My thanks this week to Noel Leeming in Tauranga for the loan of the new Toshiba At100 Tablet . First I will make a comparison to the Acer Tablet I used a few weeks ago. What I noticed was one of... Read More