Blogs

Global monthly temperatures

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Professor Ole Humlum, of the Institute of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Norway, maintains a very comprehensive climate web site and much of this WeatherEye is from his website. See http://www.climate4you.com A graph... Read More

Chondroitin – the forgotten hero

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz If you use a joint supplement for osteoarthritis then stop reading and get the bottle and check the amount of Chondroitin Sulphate in the daily dose. Most older-style formula will have up to 20 per cent... Read More

It’s all fun and games… until someone gets campylobacter

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Or so the saying goes, in the water treatment industry. The excrement has really hit the fan in Havelock North, where the community is finding out the hard way that it doesn't pay to skimp on the basics.Water,... Read More

The changing face of the kitchen

Culinary Conversationswith Peter BlakewayFood writer, caterer and private chef I know I'm biased, but the fact is our kitchens have reflected the social and economic changes in our society throughout history. Go back in time and the kitchen was... Read More

What lies beneath

Dive Right Inwith Gwyn Brownfrom Tauranga Dive About 15 years ago a group of mates and myself got very keen on the idea of drift diving. This is where you dive in an area that has a lot of current and you basically do the superman thing, but under... Read More

This region is indebted to you

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Last week I attended the Young Innovators Awards - the pre-eminent local competition for school kids aged nine-18 here in the Bay. There were more than 300 applications and the winners were astounding. If you ever find... Read More

Who still does a Sunday roast?

Culinary Conversationswith Peter BlakewayFood writer, caterer and private chef During the last few weeks I've been talking about the changing of the seasons and how that changes the way we eat. This has brought me, almost inevitably to the Sunday... Read More

Film workshops with BOP Film

Art Beatwith Rosalie Crawford The recent huge interest in film making generated by the BOP Film community has resulted in requests for workshops for people keen to learn about the many facets of making a movie.BOP Film's Just 3 Girls. Who does... Read More

Sideline reporting from Australia

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Watching the All Blacks demolish the Wallabies on Saturday night from a Australian perspective, was an interesting experience for this long time rugby fanatic. Free to air on Channel... Read More

Global Average Temperatures of the Troposphere: January 1979 – July 2016

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The latest global average temperatures of the troposphere - those observed from US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites - are computed by the University of Alabama at Huntsville in the United States. ... Read More

Metabolic health check up!

Are you ready?with Leigh Elder Every second day a headline screams out about our growing obesity and diabetes numbers. While we agree that raising awareness around the obvious risks associated with drinking sugary drinks is a good move, in the... Read More

Time for democracy classes?

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Trump and Clinton 2016, has shown US voters feeling so disillusioned with their democratic process that many are planning on not voting at all. Back in New Zealand we found out last week that in a number of... Read More