John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Today we look at the basics of heart circulation and next week the steps to help prevent coronary heart disease. One of the interesting things about our heart is, even though it is the pump for our blood,... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz By Carol Stovold, managing director, Quality Kidz and president of NZ Homebased Early Childhood Education Association With Easter coming up it seemed appropriate to share the research we conducted with... Read More

Guy Gardiner Accounting Now accountingnow.co.nz One of the scarier aspects to owning a business is the worry something will go wrong and you'll be sued for all you're worth. Here's what you can do to minimise the risk of losing the shirt off your... Read More

John Cronin BOP Regional Council Chairman www.envbop.govt.nz As well as chair for Bay of Plenty Regional Council, I am also Chair of Bay of Connections, the region's economic development strategy. The Bay of Connections' key philosophy is about... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang The idea of focusing... Read More

Paula Thompson BOP Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz Recently I attended the Philanthropy NZ conference, a non-profit organisation which exists to foster generosity in New Zealand. Two standout speakers were brothers, aged eight and 10, who... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz It's a well documented fact, (until someone ate the document) that Labradors will eat anything. It's also well known, that puppies will chew anything. So when you combine a Labrador with youthful... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Last week I reported on the pensioner who had to pay her rates weekly. A number of people contacted me with similar rate problems, but also reported on their inability to sell their houses and... Read More

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz The last month has been action-packed. In addition to working at Parliament, I've enjoyed shaving heads to raise awareness and money for the Melanoma Foundation, meeting people from Christchurch staying... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Isn't it great when you get more than you bargain for? I went to a Lakes Water Quality conference last week expecting to hear a lot about the water quality problems in the Rotorua Lakes and the... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amore www.cucinaamore.co.nz For all you chocolate lovers this one is for you! This has to be the best chocolate brownie I have made to date, it is my daughter's favourite, so I am going to make this her birthday cake,... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz So much happening in Tauranga Writers (TW) at present we can hardly draw breath. Our AGM on April 7 delivered a new committee. Our president is now Suzanne Singleton.... Read More