Rosemary Murphy Developmental Learning developlearning.co.nz In a recent workshop for RTLBs I discussed all of the different diagnoses which are given to children today with learning or behaviours difficulties. We now have ADHD, ADD, GDD, PDD,... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I get to speak to many people who are overweight and feel trapped. They know too well the types of food they shouldn't eat and are bombarded with messages about the danger of being overweight and the... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz I am surprised to discover how many of our local artists and art lovers haven't yet been to visit the surrealist painter Paul Nicolai at the Ngongotaha Village studio he shares with partner photographer... Read More

Paul Hitchman The Bowentown Fishing Report www.sunlive.co.nz Autumn has been kind to us, nice and mild so far. The Bowentown bar has been very rough lately and no-one has ventured outside. Water temperatures have started to decrease to around the... Read More

Ady Breeds Eating with Ady www.sunlive.co.nz Easter has come and gone, along with one of our most revered days, all in the same weekend and now all the recrimination has started. Me, I have my views, but being a young bitch about town, my solitary... Read More

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