Around the Clubs As January draws to a close, the summer of surf sports action is just heating up. Last weekend, local juniors and masters both had competitions - this coming weekend, it's the open athletes who get to showcase their skills. Big... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last weekend Sideline Sid and Mrs Sid decided to go for a wander in downtown Tauranga to have a gander at the ice skating rink that has been put in place for summer. While more in the... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Artists Jos and Hilly Coufreur have moved to Papamoa Beach after 12 years of living in Cambridge. They had been pondering the shift for a year, and now seemed the right time as only one of their four children... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Over the next few months we will be looking at how nutritional therapy can benefit common health problems. The terms 'nutritional' and 'integrative' medicine are effectively the same. The TV series 'Is... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There are plentiful supplies of beans around at the moment and using them up while they are still freshly picked is the most important flavour factor. Beans come in an wide... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news rocking the world this week is that researchers have discovered crabs do not like being given electric shocks and are likely to feel pain. This will come as a bit of a surprise to all of... Read More

NewshoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Life has taken some dramatic turns in recent weeks, what with holidays at the beach, loads of family coming and going and lots of dogged action. This story isn't that funny, but it had me in stitches. It all... Read More

Claire's CuisineWith Sun Media's Claire Rogers www.sunlive.co.nz If you have eaten at Gengy's Mongolian B.B.Q Buffet in other cities, you will be pleased to know it is now open in Tauranga at 159 Durham Street with plenty of parking right outside... Read More

Rising Sports Starswith Kelly Exelbyof Eves Realty Sleep comes easy for talented teenage surf star Maia Bryant, even with the hot, balmy summer nights. Mind you, you get that when you're up before anyone else, gunning it to the summit of Mauao... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz It's great now that summer is with us. We all enjoy getting out and about around the harbour and along the coast. If you're out and about you won't see anything like what we saw this time... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party This government is spending around $12 billion on 'roads of national significance'. At least some of those roads are known to be uneconomic. But we are told that $4 million needed to repair the Napier-Gisborne... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz For those of you interested in the Tauranga Harbour, you will be pleased to hear there is to be a strong focus on improving communication about the harbour over the next year. First up is the 2013... Read More