One of the worst kept secrets in Tauranga was finally let out of the bag this week when Sun Media launched its new daily, instant news portal, SunLive.

It's been several years in the making, but finally the long-anticipated BOP daily news site burst onto the internet last Friday.
It is a work in progress, constantly improving and growing as it develops. Already word has spread about its lively, comprehensive local news content and the hits are climbing.
SunLive is a completely separate title, yet the perfect complement to The Weekend Sun, working from the expanded newsroom at Sun Media's 1 The Strand premises.
www.sunlive.co.nz brings local news faster, smarter and more regularly updated than anything the Bay has seen before.
Readers no longer have to wait till tomorrow to read today's news.
Breaking stories are posted almost instantly and updated through the day, some with video clips.
Best of all, it's free. There's no subscription, just the opportunity for readers to register, which allows them to comment on stories and columns; and receive breaking news updates direct to their email.
You won't see much change to your favourite weekend paper, The Sun, apart from some weekly wrap-ups of the top SunLive news stories.
As always, we are keen to receive news tips, photos and feedback from readers.
SunLive will be particularly rewarding for readers, as their information and photographs can be instantly loaded on the site.
If it's happening in your neighbourhood, let us know.
There's a local reporter at the end of the 0800 SUNLIVE freephone number and we are constantly checking the email address, newsroom@thesun.co.nz

French style
Here's a thought from several readers, regarding the recession.
In a small town on the South Coast of France, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not much business happening.
Everyone is heavily in debt.
Luckily, a rich Russian tourist arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a Euro100 note on the reception counter, takes a key and goes to inspect the room located upstairs on the third floor.
The hotel owner takes the banknote in a hurry and rushes to his meat supplier to whom he owes E100.
The butcher takes the money and races to his supplier to pay his debt.
The wholesaler rushes to the farmer to pay E100 for pigs he purchased some time ago.
The farmer triumphantly gives the E100 note to a local prostitute who gave him her services on credit.
The prostitute goes quickly to the hotel, as she owed the hotel for her hourly room use to entertain clients.
At that moment, the rich Russian is coming down to reception and informs the hotel owner that the proposed room is unsatisfactory and takes his E100 back and departs.
There was no profit or income but no-one has any debt and the small townspeople look optimistically towards their future.
Could this be the solution to the Global Financial Crisis?

Sext on staycation
Take a staycation and sext me when you get there…
'Staycations” is the new buzz word, from where else but the United States, where the trend is to stay home in your own state, 'exploring the bounties of your environs.”
And here's one for Richard Worth: Sexting. According to the Global Language Monitor website, it means sending texts, or email, with sexual content.
Send us your suggestions for sext messages. There's a prize for the best this week.
Pretend you are a morally bankrupt person of influence and power and you are attempting to woe the affections of a prospective employee.
Email brian@thesun.co.nz
We will publish the best examples next week, if they are printable.
That's all for this week folks. Remember to have a look at the new SunLive website, register so you can comment and receive regular breaking news updates; even make it your homepage to keep up with the Bay's local news, as it happens. www.sunlive.co.nz