Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz At this time of year when everything gets a bit chaotic and time is short, a quick tasty meal without too much fuss is often the way to go. Out in the garden lurking under... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Ken Wright's career started in England with a 4 year course at Lincoln College of Art where he studied all aspects of design, exhibition, packaging, photography and illustration. He then moved on to specialise... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz We have all the news that is breaking, and some that was already broken before we found it. Can we fix it? No, but we can make it worse. Or expel it. An interesting press release arrived from Seafood... Read More

News HoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz Are these people completely crazy? I know some of us canines are clever, but driving a car? Who in their right mind would let the mutt loose with the family wagon? Well apparently it's going to happen this... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz National is building a safer New Zealand, with the lowest crime rate in 30 years. We put 600 extra police on the beat, and have invested in rehabilitation and reintegration to reduce reoffending. National... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz At Wastewater Management Review committee, members (four elected and four iwi) received the bi-annual community survey report. This committee was created by a requirement of the 35 year resource... Read More

Rising Sports Starswith Kelly Exelbyof Eves Realty Wiz Fineron won't be doing all the usual things teenagers do during the summer holidays at Mount Maunganui - he'll be too busy hanging around in southern Texas. Wiz is fast making a name for himself... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Fracking involves injecting water and chemicals under pressure into the ground in order to force out what is already there. Energy and (unstated) fluids go in. Oil and gas come out. It is hard to imagine... Read More

The Jigfrom Wish4Fish Summer is finally here! Hopefully we can say goodbye to a windy spring and bring on an Indian summer. Fishing information from around the traps is as follows: Contiki Fishing: Off Papamoa continues to produce above average... Read More

John CroninBOP Regional Council Chairmanwww.boprc.govt.nz Last week the Government made changes to the law that sets out how local government works. The intention is basically to ensure all councils work in ways that are cost-effective for households... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz Research on what residents think about Tauranga Harbour was recently presented to the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The study aimed to find out what is important to residents with regard to... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz Jolyon Firth, an ex deputy mayor of Auckland in the 1980s, wrote a report on settlement in large cities in the Asia Pacific region. I heard him describe the problems we are having now with intensification... Read More