Active Voicewith Laura WeaserSport BOP Communication Advisor 'What do you do?” Four little words; one complicated answer. In an organisation where many roles and titles are easy to understand, my title 'Communication Advisor' is a vague term... Read More

Tauranga Musicawith Prof Barry Vercoe Mus D. Tauranga Musica injected French flavour into its 2017 Concert Season when Les Bon Vivants played at Tauranga Park Auditorium on Sunday afternoon. Three skilled musicians - all principals from the Christchurch... Read More

DriveLinewith Stuart Macadam The Mazda CX-3 has become a popular sub-compact SUV on New Zealand roads since launching to market in 2015. This year (2017) an updated CX-3 arrived - and what a warm welcome it received. Fusing stylish looks with... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928),... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we saw that magnesium supplements can be very effective for cramps, especially night cramps and for restless legs. Magnesium is required by more than 300 enzymes, including those needed for... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl Raised in rural South Auckland, New Zealand singer/songwriter Nate Kruse first performed in public at the age of seven at a school talent quest where he danced to a Michael Jackson song - much to the surprise... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris There's a change coming to the way Tauranga's mayor and councillors are elected. Last week we adopted the Single Transferable Vote system for both the 2019 and 2022 local elections.... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Transport has been a hot topic this week, with politicians throwing around ideas for a commuter train service between Auckland and Tauranga, and the road north of the city bestowed a new importance. The... Read More

Bruce HartPlum Organics Recent studies have shown that both organic milk and meat contain around 50 per cent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products. Analysing worldwide data, 196 papers on milk and 67 papers... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid is on a mission to track down the elixir that was given to the Northland team at half-time against the Bay of Plenty Steamers, in their Mitre 10 Cup clash in Whangarei... Read More

Active Voicewith Chloe PettersonSport BOP Insights Analyst As the winter sports season draws to a close, it's a time to reflect on the reasons why players feel engaged with their club. Sport NZ research into club satisfaction shows 61% of players... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from a period of somewhat milder temperatures... Read More