Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz Pour a glass of this lovely Sauvignon Blanc and breathe in the aromas and flavours of passion fruit and gooseberries with a touch of grassiness. Saint Clair Family Estate owners and viticulture pioneers... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz As you alert readers will already know, there's been a huge response, nationwide, to our suggestion that Tauranga needs a slogan. The campaign went viral over the weekend and we came back to inboxes... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz If you have been keeping up with my weekly rants so far this year, you will notice that I am being swamped with technological gizmos and their associated problems. Now the bloody people that put... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Murphy's Law is alive and well after I wrote last week about the previous week's flooding and how the city stormwater system coped well with the downpour. It got another good tryout just a week... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Last year, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council developed a Regional Pest Management Strategy, and put it out for public submissions. Council will consider the submissions this year, but in the... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Last week I outlined my dream. Up until then, I had used only documented facts and quotes from various authorities in my column. I reported on the Waihi Beach Commission finding of a lack of communication... Read More

Dawn Kiddie Great grub in a minute www.sunlive.co.nz Smoky mustard marinated sirloin with crunchy roasted vegetables My inspiration for this meal comes from a request - Thanks Ray. In fact, Ray has promised that he will make this meal for his wife... Read More

Nicki Miller Bikewise Blog www.sportbop.co.nz Bike Wise month began last night with a fantastic turn out for the first Urban Mountain Bike Loop. The evening has been one of our hottest so far and 35 keen cyclists, including beginners and experienced,... Read More

Directed: Brendan Donovan Starring: William McInnes, Robyn Malcolm, Josh McKenzie, Joel Tobeck. This week's blog features a special screening of ‘Gazza' because I was one of the few lucky people who attended the question and answer session with... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Some of the best surf athletes in the world are on show at the Mount Main Beach this week. The International Surf Challenge brings a rare visit to New Zealand of a star studded Australian... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz This whole electronic tracking idea is getting way out of hand.First the boss decided it would be entertaining to fit me up with a satellite navigation tracker (see last week's column) to log my... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome back. Council's meeting schedule for 2011 commenced this week with a second cut on the proposed annual plan for 2011/12. At the first council meeting, elected members confirmed reductions... Read More