Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Prospects for keen local anglers have been boosted with trout releases to help fire up the fishing for the summer and seasons ahead. Fish & Game officers have restocked Lake McLaren and the Ruahihi... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris That's the question Patrick Gower asked Bill English and Jacinda Ardern at a pre-election debate a few months ago. You can judge their answers, but what if the same question was... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller This week I have returned from Bonn in Germany, where I attended the COP23 Climate Change conference as part of the New Zealand delegation. This was the first time I had attended anything quite like this, and I was struck... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP No tree starts its growth from fruit to stem. You plant a seed, nurture it and it grows into a strong tree. You then use the seeds to plant more trees, and the next thing you know, you have an orchard or a... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Originally from Hawke's Bay, and one of 14 siblings, Aroha remembers singing to her mother as a child. She sang gospel songs at church and, although her father was an entertainer, she remembers hiding in the... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Some who contact me have straightforward problems. I was speaking with someone recently who has moderate osteoarthritis (OA) in her knees. We put her on a programme that included dietary recommendations,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz An international sport, in which New Zealand are the current world champions, is to showcase international competition at Mount Maunganui next week. The International Surf Rescue Challenge,... Read More

Active Voicewith Lena KairauSport BOP Active Families Advisor The summer holidays are a cool time of year that most whanau/families look forward to with excitement. It's a great time to relax, unwind, recuperate and switch off. However, that... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale fluctuations in... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz In just a few short weeks our new government and Prime Minister have made magnificent progress. Not only does our new PM Jacinda Ardern know the best way to manage our country, she's instructing our... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris This week we budgeted $192m for transport upgrades in our draft 10-year plan. The most significant item is $51.4m towards four-lanes on 15th Avenue and Turret Road in four-to-10... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP For nine years we have had little or no investment into some of our regions, which is why New Zealand First has negotiated a Regional Economic Development Fund. Our regions have been marginalised and forgotten... Read More