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Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Sounds like we'll be getting aftershocks 'til the cows come home. They could carry on for two years, say scientists. The aftershocks, that is. Not the cows. The cows haven't turned up. An even bigger... Read More

Rugby fix for Sideline Sid

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Three weeks of rugby withdrawal symptoms came to a end last Saturday, when Sideline Sid got to catch the Sunshine Coast premier preliminary rugby union final, with a berth to the winner... Read More

Tauranga August Rainfalls 1898-2016

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of August have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908 and 1909. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour, from... Read More

Cords, cords, and more cords!

Michelle's Musingswith Michelle Muller Cords, cords, cords and more cords. I am so fed up with cords! I feel like they are taking over our house like a noxious weed, slowly strangling me as they infest every part of my home. There's they cord for... Read More

The benefits of curcumin – part 1

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz My motorcycle tour around Rajasthan in India last year was a feast for my senses, including of course my taste buds. Most curry recipes contain the brilliant yellow spice turmeric. It has also been a... Read More

The Bermuda Triangle of cows and other mysterious happenings

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It's a strange world we live in. Every day there are stories that just leave us gobsmacked.Jack Sparrow is apprehended on The Strand while waving his sword at Hairy Maclary and crew. (SunLive).Then... Read More

Local MP goes back to school

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz One of the highlights of my job as a local MP is visiting schools. We have some great young minds and it is important that we nurture them to the best of their ability. I love visiting the schools we... Read More

Kenzie’s Triple Dip.. Lucky or unlucky?!

Vet Checks Inwith Joerg Thammfrom Mount Vet Hospital Kenzie, the beautiful Great Dane was in one day for a routine gastropexy* and ovariohysterectomy (spay). On admitting Kenzie for the day, the nurse went over details with Kenzies family regarding... Read More

New Zealand horse racing

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The recent New Zealand First tribute to the passing of legendary New Zealand jockey Bob Skelton on SunLive, got me thinking about the kiwi hoops that had crossed the ditch to ride in... Read More

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