Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz If you are looking for a great Chardonnay, then I can certainly recommend this lovely Corbans Cottage Block Hawke's Bay 2009 Chardonnay.This creamy, highly-textured Chardonnay has stone fruit and tropical... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz One quiet night this week, when trying to figure out how to write a RR column incorporating the Royal Wedding and Mark Todd, the inevitable happened. I decided instead to write about the first thing... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz Writing for children is a wonderful, though at times isolating, occupation. It's rewarding then to get the chance to meet with other writers and share experiences and... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has started working on its next Ten Year Plan. This plan must be updated every three years and will be consulted on with the community in April next year... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Fingers crossed, everything will be fine and nothing bad will ever happen to you or your family. This is one strategy some people use when it comes to their risk management plans. The... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Work on the removal of mangroves around Tauranga Harbour is continuing. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council holds a resource consent to remove approximately 90 hectares of mangroves - less than... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amore www.cucinaamore.co.nz Some of you may have read about the bunny rabbit cake I was making for my daughter's birthday where I used the chocolate brownie recipe for the cake. Well it was a hit - everyone just loved... Read More

Jessica BellNutritionist www.sunlive.co.nz For many of us, Easter means long car trips to visit family and friends or going on holidays at far-flung destinations. Hours spent in the car with only petrol stations and takeaway outlets for refueling... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor As a host ambassador for a Christchurch family, as part of the ‘Ten Days in Tauranga' project, I got far more than I gave. This wonderful initiative, driven by Mayor Stuart Crosby and our local... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude An obstacle is something you see when you take your eyes off the goal.- Anonymous This quote is something I have been taking very much to heart lately. I have recently had an operation and during... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz Easter is usually celebrated with chocolate, often creating a sugar rush in refined sugar and fat and low in nutritional value, which sends children bouncing off the walls. There are many great ways... Read More

Ady Breeds Eating with Ady www.sunlive.co.nz Howdy all you good folk out there, I am going to tell you a little story that I did not think was that funny, but according to the head man, everyone but me thought so. The Shag that Shagged me I was... Read More