Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We've had enormous feedback from you with ideas for a Tauranga slogan. So many in fact, that we've decided the slogan for Tauranga should be: ‘Where everyone thinks up good slogans'. Some were... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz I have been lying awake at night trembling with fear about when technology would catch up with me.Not only do us street legal punks have to put up with devices implanted in us, there's potential... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Recently there have been claims in the media that in some areas where mulching of mangroves has occurred in the Tauranga harbour and the mulch has not been mobilised and flushed out by the tide,... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury It is often assumed that there is a marked contrast between advocates of improved animal welfare, and those demanding animal rights. The former - exemplified by mainstream organisations... Read More

Dawn Kiddie Great grub in a minute www.sunlive.co.nz After a great Christmas and new year break, I thought I would start the year off with a nice summer dish that I made last week with the freshest of this season's vegetables and herbs. We have... Read More

Luis Moresco Life Personal Fitness www.sunlive.co.nz 1. Just do abdominal plate to stomach? No, the ideal is the unbeatable combination of abdominal and aerobic exercise. Removing fat and burning calories is done when abdominal, caloric expenditure... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz An explosion. People screamed as the log rolled off the truck across the road, onto the footpath towards a group of five and six year-olds on a Pippins expedition. The children barely had time... Read More

Heart Matters National Heart Foundation heartfoundation.org.nz At 40 years old you expect to have a lot of living ahead of you; to see your family grow up, enjoy your grandchildren or perhaps do some travelling. Sadly, not everyone has the opportunity... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was overjoyed to see one of the most outstanding cricket players to come out of the Bay of Plenty selected in the best New Zealand Minor Association Cricket team of the... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude Shared laughter creates a bond of friendships. When people laugh together, they cease to be young and old, teacher and pupils, worker and boss. They become a single group of human beings. -W.... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Our knowledge of science and the environment has been built up over many years. There are few ‘eureka' moments - it takes a lot of research, trial and error before we are sure we have... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Christmas can be hard on the old credit card, and if you have existing personal loans, hire purchases, store cards, and a mortgage - theses can mount up and leave you with an unending... Read More