Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last Saturday's race meeting at the Gate Pa course in Tauranga was a testament to the course manager who presented a track that completed a full card of racing, on a day which only... Read More

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

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic We're so engrained in the habits of our usual lives we're unable to see how anything can be changed. Life becomes a conveyer belt that we get onto each morning and we are propelled around the same circuit, day... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Greetings Sunners and congratulations to all you readers, we have 100 per cent attendance from you all to have reached the shortest day of the year, which if you had been paying attention, was on Tuesday.This... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz In 2009, a University of California study analysed the data of more than 130,000 people hospitalised in the USA, who were admitted with heart attacks. Surprisingly they found about 75 per cent had normal... Read More

Culinary Conversationswith Peter BlakewayFood writer, caterer and private chef Have you ever wondered where the frozen prawns in the supermarket come from? Maybe you've even checked the country of origin and will inevitably have found they are... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz I attended the Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower awards on Wednesday evening. After a day of competitive events, the winner was announced at a gala dinner at Mills Reef Winery. Congratulations to all of... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Council is seeking your feedback and ideas on resolving issues with our current building in the CBD. I will consider all submissions and options including building something to house staff outside of the... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Dear next Mayor of Tauranga.Congratulations, you're the Mayor of New Zealand's fifth largest city. The city's growth will create many opportunities for the region, and will no doubt cause you to grow many grey... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor My last editorial I looked at migration levels. This week I want to look at our refugee numbers. For the last 30 years we have accepted 750 refugees into New Zealand annually. On top of that we then... Read More

Vet Checks Inwith Joerg Thammfrom Mount Vet Hospital Bailey was doing what any normal sane dog would do on a summer's day and they're at the beach, run around like crazy! Having just recovered from having both anal glands removed last August she... Read More

Vet Checks Inwith Joerg Thammfrom Mount Vet Hospital Summer brings out the adventurous spirit, not just in humans. When cars meet cats the outcome is never good. Most cats are quite road savvy and manage to avoid taking on the big metal beasts,... Read More