Welcome to the first SunLive online sports beat. The weekly report will be online each Tuesday, with a 'hot off the press” look at what happened in Western Bay sport at the weekend - and a look ahead to the next weekend. We promise to be positive... Read More

People often ask me if there is a `best time' to buy property. My answer is simple - the `best time' is when you have the financial capacity to do so. A decision that is based on what is going on in your world is so much easier for you to make and stand... Read More

New formats are always coming and going. Sometimes the strong survive, sometimes market economics and the capricious whims of fate kill off the strong and the survivor is simply the last man standing. So it was with the video format in the mid-eighties,... Read More

There's always lots of announcements and 'exiting” events in the world of technology, particularly in the area of communications. But, in some respects the last few weeks have been more exiting than usual and for different reasons. The world... Read More

You might, or might not, be surprised to know that World Environment Day arrived in the sunny Bay on Friday 5th June. This international day of recognition has been up and running around the world for almost 40 years. It is one of the main ways... Read More

Is it just me or is the recession 'doom and gloom' starting to fade? A few months ago I wasnt really sure how the recession was going to impact on people's choice to continue their gym memberships. Just the other day a comment was made by an acquaintance... Read More

How does the prospect of a 17.5 per cent average rate increase grab you? That's what staff advised us was a remedy for our city's financial woes at the first day of deliberations after hearing submissions to the annual Ten Year Plan. This staff suggestion... Read More

The most wonderful June day, a strip of sea sparkled under a warm sun. The sea was painted, pallet perfect, in pale blues just as the 'perfect sky upon a painted ocean' phrase fell out of some poet's mind in the dim distant past. Flocks of birds worked... Read More

Everyday the media continue to paint a picture of doom and gloom in the economic world. How about YOU? Are you being affected by the downturn in the economy? If so, how is your health? Are you taking good care of yourself, or has stress got the better... Read More

While some sectors have been feeling the effects of the global credit crisis, it's pretty hard to dampen down spirits in the Bay! Many businesses are not wasting the opportunity to develop new niche markets and take advantage of the opportunities recessionary... Read More

Over the last two weeks, you have all had a serious lesson on chasing pussy, so I thought this week I would concentrate on something close to my heart. With the Queen's birthday having just past, I must admit that I have been put off my food, by H.R.H,... Read More

The government is planning to ban the use of cellphones in cars, a great move if it saves lives on the road. Let's not stop there. The ban should tackle some equally dangerous driver habits at the same time. It's difficult to quantify stupidity, so... Read More