Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sidline Sid is a passionate fan of amateur boxing - the Sonny Bill Williams charade screened on Sky TV on Sunday reinforced his views of all that is wrong with professional boxing. In... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz This week council deliberated on submissions to its proposed annual plan. Things went pretty smoothly even though there was plenty of debate and split voting. At the time of writing, the rate... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor At a local government level it is interesting to see that our local city councillors have finally agreed to install Tsunami sirens. However, the penny pinchers seem to have won again, with a shoddy... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The results of an Australian survey of more than 1000 women aged 18-54 showed that over 800 of those surveyed say tiredness and fatigue are affecting their lives. The study conducted by Newspoll released... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Fawlty Towers (Detour Theatre) Directed: Devon Williamson Starring: Stuart Gunn, Lisa Thorne, Matt Simmons, Jo Parkes, Geoff Herd, June Konze, Julia Peters, Liam Hagan, Dylan Topping, Melanie Harris, Mikayla... Read More

Vet's Voice Kathleen Linpus www.vetcaretauranga.co.nz Early recognition of a serious problem can save your pet's life. You know your pet better than anyone else, so to decide if they need professional help, get to know what is normal for your pet... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Imagine if you were unable to go to work and earn the bread and butter for your family. Could you or your family survive financially? So if you were unable to work how long would your... Read More

Ady Breeds Eating with Ady www.sunlive.co.nz So it begins; some people are taking pot shots at me and questioning my intelligence, even sending a death threat over my swan comments. My reply to you is if you want a piece of me, bring it on! The... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz Recently my neighbours were having a barbecue lunch. I couldn't see anything, but I could smell the delicious meats cooking. Occasionally, their quiet talking erupted... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Four Flat Whites in Italy (16th Avenue Theatre) Directed: Julie Lankshear Starring: Alan Baker, Christine Giddens, Mike Nicholson, Andrea Cawley, Quentin Pidduck and Anna Robinson. We've all been there. You... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz Ash Ridge wines produced in the Hawke's Bay are all hand-crafted single estate wines, which reflect the unique location of the vineyard in the Ngatarawa Triangle - 'the heart of Syrah country”.The... Read More

Cavorting with nature… and occasionally blowing it out of the sky Welcome to the first real winter edition of RR, which this week is notable for its brutality. There's nothing particularly sharing and caring about this column. This is because... Read More