Josh HoskinSmart Money [email protected] Moving back to Tauranga from Wellington with my young family more than five years ago was a great move. The attractions are obvious; the beach, the lifestyle, being closer to our wider family and the... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury There are only eight days to go to send in a submission to the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) for a ban on all layer hen cages. The closing date for submissions is extended... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A story on SunLive about the tree trimming at Coronation Park at the Mount got Sidline Sid thinking about the sports grounds and parks in the Western Bay. When I came to the Mount... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The long awaited confirmation of our city's new CEO is now official. He is Ken Paterson, former CEO of Northland Regional Council. His track record shows that he is capable of dealing with the... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz No sex please, you're in Matua.No Burqa please, we're from France.No sad faces please, we're English.No gays, thanks, we're Labour. These are some of the stand-out news events of the week. SunLive brought... Read More

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