Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz How long is a piece of string? Do chocolate fish swim? Why doesn't a trailer follow a movie?These questions and more, we should be asking the council along with the most important one, when is... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz I've decided that Christmas is just not the same without children; some of sparkle and magic just doesn't seem to be there. But it's still a wonderful excuse to get together with family and friends,... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is, but often prompts us to rearrange the past. - Eric Hoffer When we reflect back on the past and rearrange... Read More

Catherine Delahunty Green MP www.greens.org.nz This week we revealed that workers dismissed under the 90-day law could be going without income for up to 13 weeks over Christmas because of unfair WINZ rules. Under the 90-day trial employment legislation... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Regional Councillor www.envbop.govt.nz The Bay of Plenty Regional Council needs to get serious about our harbour. As we head into the festive break our attention focuses more and more on Tauranga's jewel, its harbour. Recreation... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz One of my favourite easy-read books on health is The Seven Pillars of Health by Don Colbert M.D. I like Dr Don Colbert's advice because he bases his medical practice on well established principles of... Read More

Brian Rogers Marine Musing www.sunlive.co.nz Waiting for the weather to clear, holed up in a bay somewhere with time to kill? Fishing is always an option, but as we know, sheltered bays aren't usually the best places for catching decent fish. One... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz For Sidline Sid, last week didn't get any better than watching the Australian cricket team put to the sword by the Poms in the second ashes test in Adelaide. What makes me laugh is... Read More

Ralph Jordan The engineer's notebook When national and international economies are doing well, governments borrow from banks. Either their own Reserve/Central Banks, their national banks or the international banking system including the UN's International... Read More

Claire Rogers Look what I found www.sunlive.co.nz Making a good cocktail is not as difficult or as complicated as you may think. There is also nothing better on a hot summer's day than sitting round a pool or your favourite summer spot, sipping... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim In an update to my post last week about Nokia, the company's director of design strategy, Marko Ahtisaari, has made an announcement at LeWeb in Paris. In it he said that the company will be releasing... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury The news that sow crates will be phased out over the next five years is a victory for science and for common sense. The National Animal Advisory Committee has strongly signalled in its report... Read More