Blogs

Ashley Grant – sculptor

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Ashley Grant was introduced to copper and brass work by his art teacher at New Plymouth's Devon Intermediate School in 1965, and from there he progressed over the years to silver and bone. Over the last... Read More

What’s good in a fitness camp

Luis Moresco Life Personal Fitness www.sunlive.co.nz A lot of us enrol into gyms with the prime focus of getting a toned body and getting attraction from our peers, but not many regularly hit the gyms. Also, some people discontinue their memberships... Read More

Wild Target (Rialto)

Wild Target (Rialto)Directed: Jonathan Lynn.Starring: Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint, Martin Freeman. Wild Target was - in short - zany, odd and a wee bit wild. It seemed to be a confused film, taking a very simple storyline but filling it with... Read More

Chicken salad with a twist

Dawn Kiddie Great grub in a minute www.sunlive.co.nz Well with the beautiful summer days I thought I would make a nice fresh light citrus flavoured dish and again the ‘Good Food Trading Co' inspired me with this recipe. Cous cous and chicken... Read More

Mountain ride tops

Nicki Miller Bikewise Blog www.sportbop.co.nz What a fantastic start to the second week of Bike Wise. The week started with a great turn out for the Mountain Bike Tauranga Summer Series on Monday night. All ages and abilities turned up to tackle... Read More

True Grit

True GritDirected: Ethan and Joel Coen.Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfield. The Coen Brothers; a directing duo synonymous with success, media hype and critical acclaim. After Oscar winning film ‘No Country for Old... Read More

Three peat for Greerton

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sidline Sid reckons that last Saturday was a fantastic day for Kiwi sport with the New Zealand Sevens team and the Black Caps both posting comprehensive victories - and all three Greerton... Read More

Rolling on the air waves

Nicki Miller Bikewise Blog www.sportbop.co.nz Bike Wise month is now heading into its second week. Kicking off with some great events last week it was great to see cyclists getting out on their bikes. Yesterday morning, 35 keen Mountain Bikers... Read More

A faster growing economy

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz New Zealand's economic performance is the most important challenge facing our country. The Government is borrowing $300 million a week. In the worst of the recession, that was the right thing to do,... Read More

Even more childcare options

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz Making the right childcare choice for your child is never easy. There's so much to consider. Following on from last week, here's more childcare options to consider before you make a decision about which... Read More

Ways to love and serve

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude A wise leader remembers that people perceive service in their own terms. -Anonymous You may have come across the book, The Five Languages of Love. This book points out the different primary... Read More

Good health past 50

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz I am 56 and our 50's are a watershed age in so many ways especially with our health. In our teens and 20's we were indestructible. We seemed to be able to eat poorly and generally break all the health... Read More