The myths surrounding the Danish Resistance during World War II are scathingly reassessed through the eyes of two of its legendary heroes in this action-packed thriller. Smuggling British pilots by night and assassinating Nazis by day, Flame & Citron... Read More

This week the Maori Party showed its true colours by continuing to allow a racist MP to work within its ranks. The government showed it's prepared to put up with the nonsense. The Maori Party's failure to dump Hone Harawira is a clear signal that the... Read More

The Families Commission is calling for Paid Parental Leave for fathers. A survey due to be released today paints a glowing picture of fatherhood and modern day paternal involvement, but, according to the Commission, even greater 'bonding' with newborns... Read More

A constant theme in nature is where a compound or nutrient that provides benefits to plants confers similar benefits to us when we consume them. Nutrients go on a merry-go-round from one organism to another and because we humans are at the top of the... Read More

I believe that a fantastic night was had by all at the Bay of Plenty Sports Awards held at BayPark last Friday evening. The Sports Awards adage of ‘Growing Champions Taking on the World' says it all about Bay of Plenty athletes who compete on... Read More

Last Thursday I attended the New Zealand launch of Pingar, www.pingar.com, a search solution I have mentioned before. But this was not really another launch of a software application. It was the public launch of a vision; a vision of collaboration which... Read More

SAFE are upping the ante against the New Zealand Pork Board with further television footage of sows suffering in sow crates up and down the country. They have followed this up with a hard hitting television advertisement starring former Pork Board apologist... Read More

Bay of Plenty has won the right to contest the Hawke Cup after amassing over 300 runs from 50 overs and bowling Poverty Bay out for about 150. We secured a bonus point which took us further ahead of the chasing pack form ND. 'This is the most complete... Read More

Council has entered into contract negotiations with Hawkins Construction as preferred tenderer to build the new Indoor Sport and Exhibition Centre at Baypark. The tender specifications allow 10 days to reach agreement on all details. CEO Stephen Town... Read More

As you should all know by now, this is my favourite time of year. The time when all my natural talents are to the fore, the time when nothing on the picnic table is sacred, the time when even I admit defeat about the end of February and I look forward... Read More

This is a Brit comedy-drama from veteran filmmaker Ken Loach (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, The Navigators) which was nominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes 2009. Eric (Steve Evets) the postman is in a slump. His wife has gone, his stepsons are... Read More

It's one of those weeks when column writing comes hard. The sea beckons. There's a thousand other things I'd rather be doing than sitting here writing this for you, most discerning and deserving readers. There are fish lines to cast and breezes to... Read More