Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz If you are planning your Christmas menu then I suggest you pick up a bottle of 2009 Trinity Hill Noble Viognier. It would be perfect to serve with a platter of lovely fresh seasonal fruit. The 2009... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz You may get a lot of trash in your mailbox over summer. Much of it can be tipped straight into the recycling. Rest assured your local, reliable and trustworthy Weekend Sun will be bringing every household... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At strategy and policy committee, elected member expenses and resources policy issues were discussed. Mayor Stuart Crosby referred to the mayoral credit cards and the hysteria generated around... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz Now I know age is catching up with me as my eyes do not seem to be what they were.Ady and I were having our daily exercise when in the distance I saw an apparition, which I thought could only be... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Although formally trained in decorative paint effects and graphic design at Unitec and MIT respectively; and having worked as an art school technician, Richard considers himself a predominantly self-taught... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz One of the hardest tasks for parents - trying to decide where to send their child for early childhood care and education - can be determining what quality actually looks like. Unlike some products and... Read More

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz While it is debatable when it begins, we are clearly now well into the silly season, with all the end of year Christmas functions, present shopping (which some of us who are less organised haven't even... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place. -Unknown Do you find that sometimes the very thing you have been fighting for, and persevering with, has... Read More

Bryan Easton Grimshaw & Co www.grimshaw.co.nz A recent case from the Court of Appeal (Brouwers v Street [2010] NZCA 463) has reaffirmed a property owner's right to lateral support from adjoining properties. This decision will be of particular... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence The fire at the Te Aroha's Silver Fern meat processing plant last Friday is a very timely reminder to contractors to ensure they are correctly insured. It appears that a contractor may... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Over the years I have created nutritional support programmes for those with Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). This year one person has noticed major improvements in UC, to the point of having... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid loves nothing better than spending an afternoon chasing cricket results on a sunny summer's day. As the Bay of Plenty provider of cricket results for the Sunday papers,... Read More