Blogs

Manuka Smoked Chicken

Dawn Kiddie - J.P, Marriage Celebrant & 'Foodie' Dawn hopes her passion and creative flare in the kitchen leads you to try these recipes - some new, some traditional and some all time favourites. This salad recipe was inspired by a Peter Gordan... Read More

Tail docking of puppies mythology

Dr Michael Morris - Animal welfare writer Dr Michael Morris has a PhD in zoology from the University of Auckland. He is presently teaching degree courses in environmental management at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. A Code of Welfare for dogs... Read More

The Girl who Played with Fire (R16)

The sequel to the fantastic The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and based on the second novel of Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson's best-selling trilogy. Lisbeth Salander (again played by Noomi Rapace) is a wanted woman. Two Millennium magazine... Read More

Making progress with polymyalgia

John Arts - Natural health researcher John Arts is a natural health researcher and supplement formulator. If you have questions or would like a free health plan you can contact John on 0800 423 559 or join his newsletter at www.johnarts.co.nz. I... Read More

Fitter, faster, stronger – it’s possible

Luis Moresco - LIFE - Personal Fitness Trainer Luis' passion is to help people achieve their goals through hard work and determination. He has a degree in Physical Education and a diploma in Personal Fitness, RPM, Spin, Aqua and Group Fitness.... Read More

The Best Brown Rice Salad Ever

Dawn Kiddie - J.P, Marriage Celebrant & 'Foodie' Dawn hopes her passion and creative flare in the kitchen leads you to try these recipes - some new, some traditional and some all time favourites. 2-4 cups cooked brown rice without salt 1 cup... Read More

Outgunned, but saved by the blind man

Sideline Sid - Sports blogger Sideline Sid is a local sport fanatic. Not only is he a classic rugby bloke but he has views, opinions and knowledge on all sports played in the Bay of Plenty. The only thing that Sidline Sid didn't understand... Read More

Why watercolours?

Pete Morris - Art Blogger Pete is an occasional painter and an art lover. He is a freelance writer with a particular interest in promoting the visual arts in Tauranga. Why watercolours? Why me? Accomplished Tauranga artist Nick Eggleston... Read More

Small changes – big gains

John Arts - Natural health researcher John Arts is a natural health researcher and supplement formulator. If you have questions or would like a free health plan you can contact John on 0800 423 559 or join his newsletter at www.johnarts.co.nz. What... Read More

Vicar’s Choice

Claire Rogers - All about wine Every week I have the unenviable task of sampling a wine with a wine representative in order to bring you a cross section of wine to suit all prices and tastes in an easily digestible format (a tough assignment, I... Read More

A changing mood

Luis Moresco - LIFE - Personal Fitness Trainer Luis' passion is to help people achieve their goals through hard work and determination. He has a degree in Physical Education and a diploma in Personal Fitness, RPM, Spin, Aqua and Group Fitness.... Read More

Bacon Hock Soup

Dawn Kiddie - J.P, Marriage Celebrant & 'Foodie' Dawn hopes her passion and creative flare in the kitchen leads you to try these recipes - some new, some traditional and some all time favourites. Here is a warm winter soup meal, this can have... Read More