Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Born in Auckland in 1971, Bryce has been painting and exhibiting since 1999. He is a full time artist and has had eight solo exhibitions to date. His work is in private and public collections in New Zealand,... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer www.nzchas.canterbury.ac.nz A new draft code of welfare for broiler chickens has just come up for review, and submissions close on the 8 November. The draft Code goes into great detail about such factors... Read More

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz The answer to evolution lies in a biscuit packet. How, you may ask, have I come to this conclusion? The story goes something like this. I was up in my bush hideaway with the bosses last weekend... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz The new council has begun its term with two informal discussions designed to lay out the way forward. First was a day retreat where items such as the ‘Code of Conduct', ‘Governance... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Living out in the wild west comes with its challenges.Most of you city slickers reading this won't really appreciate the trials and tribulations of those of us living on the frontiers. Life is so rough,... Read More

Will Tatton Talking about design www.willtatton.co.nz At the recent conference of architectural designers, along with technical learning about things such as large laminated plywood posts and beams, there were inspiring talks on how art, design,... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim First off, my apologies for not writing for most of a month. It has been a busy time at work and at home. There have been too many wonderful evenings to sit and just watch the sun go down. I seem... Read More

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz When Labour Weekend rolls by as it did last week, it always seems to me that the year speeds up. Certainly it has been busy for me as I've had my legs waxed (not pleasant!) for a great charity called... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kidz qualitykidz.co.nz Tauranga Last week I discussed how vital the first three years are in establishing lifelong patterns for learning, knowledge and relationships. As mentioned in earlier articles, humans primarily need... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude.co.nz "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King Jr. When I am faced with new situations and new ways I need to learn when approaching them, I... Read More

Howard Kay Osteopath Health 4 U health4u.net.nz Osteopaths are primary health care practitioners who have been taught in wide range of medical sciences and are Government-registered with the Osteopathic Council of New Zealand (OCNZ). All these... Read More

Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate harristate.co.nz People tend to think of their lawyer as someone to go to when they are buying or selling a house or when they are in trouble with the law. But lawyers, because of their training, skills... Read More