This week we've been flooded with responses again to rabbitings from previous editions, so we'll start by answering some questions.

What's more, we'll try to get through this column without any blatant self-promotion of the new bar café/restaurant at 1 The Strand – open Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and for Sunday brunch – because to bring that up in this column would certainly amount to free advertising of my own establishment, and that's taking editorial licence a little too far, don't you think?
So to focus on the questions, we'll start with the easy ones. The first question is from Helen in Wellington.
Answer: No, we don't know anyone who wants a consulate posting in Monaco.
The next is from CR Henry who asks, among other things, if the 'disturbed” writer of Rogers Rabbits is a director of Sun Media.
Answer: CR, the title 'owner-editor” on the page every week might be a wee clue, also the yellow panel next to it every week that says: 'Director Brian Rogers.” Apart from that, you'd never know. He could be just another bartender.
The second question from CR queries whether my attitude to woman has changed since 1960.
Answer: Considering I was born in 1961, I am grateful to at least one woman.
Also, asks CR, is Rogers Rabbits a homophobic?
Answer: Of course. But homosexuals with money are most welcome at 1 The Strand, in fact we have a gay (well, cheerful) little café-bar downstairs with comfy barstools and we bend over backwards to make people of all sexual persuasions feel welcome. Come, order a drink, sit at the cosy bar and let me push in your stool.

Bay of ‘Plenty'
In other news, the general election is just a week away we sense the overwhelming mood of voters is this: 'We are sick of it already.”
Did Winston or didn't he? Should Lockwood or shouldn't he? Will Turiana or won't she? Can Helen or can't she? Will it be a one-party whitewash or an ugly five-headed monster?
Answer: Who cares? Just get on with it. Get out and tick a few boxes. Vote for parties and people who will focus on getting on with the job.
The RR viewpoint is that the public have had a gutsful of the politicking, the personal attacks, and the mudslinging – and just want a government that will get on with governing.
There's so much time, energy and taxpayer dosh wasted on bickering the details and so little spent on actually running the country for the benefit of those paying the taxes.
Once the damn election is done, we can then get rid of the ugly hoardings and the ugly mugs that have been plastered all over our lovely region and enjoy life in the Bay of Plenty.
And there's plenty post-election to look forward to.
The brilliant new harbour bridge, for starters. A marvel of engineering design and the solution to many of the traffic issues that have plagued the region for years. Take a little time to check out the clever construction methods. It really is an artform.
Plus there's some great events coming up – unique to our city – such as the kart street race in a couple of weeks' time; the Garden and Artfest; great shows coming up at Baycourt and interesting stuff at the architectural award-winning art gallery.

Clever canines
A couple of weeks ago, in a Sun exclusive, we uncovered the scandal of Tauranga's streets; that dogs are driving our cars.
This week we reveal more evidence of dog cleverness: The above photo from reader Ted Santi, who snapped a couple of German Shepherds apparently pulling into a Tokoroa petrol station.
Dog driving is clearly more common than we'd ever thought.
German shepherds are a lot cleverer than most people realise.
Here's another example (left). This heart-warming, true story was told to me this week by Liz McKeown, who says husband John Feast was 'licked back to life” in the weekend by his German Shepherd, Cita. Builder John had collapsed in his Pyes Pa driveway from a heart attack and his loyal dog had revived him by licking his face. (Canine Pulmonary Resuscitation).
'I was dying,” says John. 'Everything was getting smaller and smaller, and darker. I was waiting for it to happen. 'Next moment a cold nose on the side of my face and a wet tongue brought me out of it.”
John is now recovering and the hospital this week allowed his dog, who has been pining for John, to visit. Liz did not say whether the dog drove himself to hospital, but it wouldn't surprise us.
Get well soon, John. Good girl, Cita!