Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid's life has been intertwined with rugby ever since first pulling on boots as a five or six year old all those decades ago. What made him think about a taken for granted... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Regulation of the Financial Services Industry is here. Come the end of June, anyone giving financial advice needs to be part of the new regulation. This includes people giving advice on... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz It is winter and there will be the normal winter colds and flu around. It is also at this time the winter flu marketers are in full cry - whether pharmaceuticals with vaccines or natural health promoters... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Increasingly, Tauranga is being treated to art exhibitions of outstanding quality, but every once and awhile an exhibition is on show that inspires and has one searching for superlatives. When I walked... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amore www.cucinaamore.co.nz Chicken Cacciatore 6 chicken thighs (skin removed) Olive oil 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 onion diced 3 bay leaves 3 crushed garlic cloves 1 Tbsp dried oregano 3 Tbsp black olives 2 carrots,... Read More

Claire Rogers Cool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz As the nights get shorter, it is a great time to invite a few friends around for a mid winter Christmas party. Why not make a Crozier's Free Range Turkey the centre piece of your party.... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz Turn taking is more often referred to in terms of knowing when to start and finish a conversation in order that another speaker can engage with you. For toddlers, turn taking with objects is no different.... Read More

Ady Breeds Eating with Ady www.sunlive.co.nz We were looking for adventure and whatever came our way. So the Jeep was loaded, lock, stock, and soon-to-be smoking barrels, and pointed south for a change.The transportation was so full up I had to... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury ACT MP Hilary Calvert made the news following a ‘Backbenchers' programme, where she was asked if her party would commit to the abolition of battery cages for layer hens, within 10... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Over the last year, the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee has been working on a draft Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Strategy 2011- 2041 to replace the current strategy. The... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor In her editorial last week Paula Thompson indicated our regional council has flagged a desire to move the balance of its funding base from the current 24 per cent of its operating expenditure, being... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz The regional council is taking community communication to a new level. Community consultation is not generally respected, but the BOP Regional Council Northern Harbour Recreation Strategy meeting... Read More