Leigh ElderEat for keeps This week we take a look at weight loss resistance, a problem which affects many people. Generally men lose weight more easily than women. This is primarily because men tend to have a higher percentage of muscle than women,... Read More

Leigh ElderEat for keeps This week we take a look at weight loss resistance, a problem which affects many people. Generally men lose weight more easily than women. This is primarily because men tend to have a higher percentage of muscle than women,... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz New trends in recent times have sometimes focused on ancient well-known foods, ancient grains like quinoa and sorghum. The latest new rediscovery and rise in popularity of... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz New trends in recent times have sometimes focused on ancient well-known foods, ancient grains like quinoa and sorghum. The latest new rediscovery and rise in popularity of... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz New trends in recent times have sometimes focused on ancient well-known foods, ancient grains like quinoa and sorghum. The latest new rediscovery and rise in popularity of... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Interesting that this week we've had some letters from readers seeking answers to their burning questions. So we've opened a new Agony Aunt Department to offer advice to our readers, yearning for answers.Dear... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The Northland by-election has not only given Northland residents a second chance but the entire country. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been campaigning tirelessly around the very large electorate... Read More

Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Three big issues in Tauranga City Council's draft Long Term Plan eclipse all the other decisions we're proposing. The big issues are new infrastructure for growing suburbs, rates, and debt. The draft Long Term... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller Cyclone Pam left behind a trail of destruction for our Pacific Island neighbours as it took aim at our northern and east coasts. While we watched the wind pick up and the rain start to fall on Monday, our Civil Defence... Read More

Catherine StewartTauranga City Councillor Tauranga City's draft Long Term Plan - or 10-year plan- has been adopted at the council meeting this week. Unlike other LTPs, there will not be a mailbox drop to all residents. Instead, there will be... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It seems an age since the Cricket World Cup blasted into our lives on Valentine's Day, with the frenetic action of the opening stanzas replaced with a series of matches that have counted... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum” period is named after the solar astronomer Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1928), who while working at The Royal Observatory at Greenwich discovered the dearth of sunspots during the 1650-1700... Read More