Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Nic Clegg hails from Manchester in the north of England and moved to New Zealand in 2008. Welcome Bay is now his home where he is happily settled with his partner Kirsty and two children aged 10 and... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Jan Goldie. 1) Entertainment value The English language has literally millions of words ready and waiting to amuse you; cowpat, pernickety,... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Why do insurance companies ask so many questions when I take out a life insurance policy? This is a question often asked when clients are going through the 'underwriting process”.... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor I have to congratulate the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright for her report tabled in Parliament last month, evaluating the use of 1080. This is a very emotional issue,... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz A nice Chardonnay is hard to beat; this one is to be savoured for sure. The Ash Ridge 2009 Chardonnay has gorgeous ripe fruit, combined with barrel fermentation, creating good complexity in this... Read More

Ady Breeds Dog's Breakfast www.sunlive.co.nz I know this sounds like the name of a 90s boy band, but the weather lately has been about as miserable as their music. I have to tell you, it is no fun having my duvet ripped off, exposing my body to... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz In what some elected members hope will be a watershed for Tauranga City Council and the way it goes about its business and services, new chief executive Ken Paterson officially took over the reins... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz People are getting a bit fired up about the bullying, violence and general mayhem in the school grounds. Thinking back to my school days, there was always a bit of argy bargy, a regular fight, smoking... Read More

Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga We have more cows on our landscape than ever. The pursuit of white gold - milk - has resulted in a doubling of the national dairy herd during the last 30 years to almost six million cows. That milk helps... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz There is a lot of change on the horizon for local government - and most of it is being driven by central government. There is a general move towards simplification, rationalisation and provision... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The week long Tauranga International Conference on dune restoration celebrated successful dune restoration projects in New Zealand and from the world. Examples of improper dune management included... Read More

Dennis McMahon McMahon Commercial mcmahoncommercial As we move through the winter of 2011 there is clear evidence that we have experienced the bottom of the cycle as far as commercial property is concerned. Research from CBRE shows that 2012 will... Read More