Brian Rogers Marine Musings www.sunlive.co.nz The yacht is loaded to the gunwhales with every conceivable gadget and gear known in the history of seafaring. The dive tanks are jammed full of fresh Tauranga air and the craypot, which has never caught... Read More

The Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz You know, it takes a lot of effort to write a book. Books for young adults can run to 45,000 words, and the average novel totals 75,000. How to do it? Stephen King... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim From http://ostatic.com Stallman, known for years of opposition to proprietary software, and creator of the GNU operating system, tells Network World: 'I don't have a cell phone. I won't carry a... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Over the past months we have received some sobering lessons on the truly awesome power of nature. Floods, bushfires, catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis remind us that when natural forces... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz A company is seeking consent for a fish farming operation in Katikati. A number of professionals are submitting against the plan providing evidence that the documentation is deficient and not based... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz I have added the Margrain 2008 Pinot Noir to my favourite list!Margrain Vineyard is a boutique estate situated on the river terraces of Martinborough. The soil is free draining with low fertility... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The surf is really dangerous. It's the only public place, apart from some swimming pools and the odd political rally, where dudes stand ready to stop others dying on a regular basis. In the news this... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz ‘What is happening out there?' is a question the boss man has been asking me.Well all I can say is, maybe someone should have let ET phone home all those years ago as something in the black... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At projects and monitoring committee, elected members received six monthly reports from various organisations that receive financial support for services they provide to ratepayers/council/community.... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sidline Sid has been AWOL again - this time he has been walkabout in Oz. While holidaying was the main item on the agenda, there was abundance of sport that kept him on his toes throughout... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz With over 100 of Tauranga's and the BOP's best artists registered for Creative Tauranga ArtFair 2011, and others showing their creative talent in ‘Art in Windows', the time for this exciting new event... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim Intriguing news this morning. It seems (according to Readwriteweb and some others) that Google is set to announce another attempt to enter the social network space. It previous attempts have failed... Read More