News HoundAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz When the boss said Ady and I were due for shots, I ran excitedly and waited by the gun cabinet. It's been ages since we went shooting. About time. But the news was not that exciting, because those weren't the... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Of the events I've been to locally in the last couple of weeks, two have been particularly enjoyable. The first was an ending of sorts. On Sunday 28 October Senior Pastor Tom Frew had a farewell service... Read More

First ImpressionsBy Brendan Horan We are supposed to be blood brothers with our digger mates across the ditch in Australia but family relations are becoming strained. Last month the Coles food chain banned Kiwi Mainland cheese and now our cobbers... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Whatever weather you normally get, you will get it more. That is the prediction for global weather as a result of the injection of certain gases into our atmosphere by oil and coal-based economies. Hurricane... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz The arguments over affordable housing are only adding more opinions and any solution is looking more like a Mission Impossible. An economist this week informed us that buying your own house is not... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor The Annual General Meeting of the Port of Tauranga was another upbeat event, with POT reporting a compound 24 per cent growth during the past 20 years. It has ranked as the best performing company... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz For a horse racing tragic like Sideline Sid, Melbourne Cup Day is like Christmas - plenty of build-up and anticipation only to often have disappointment in the afternoon. Last Friday... Read More

Dazz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The sun is out and has made life outside pleasurable; perfect for entertaining al fresco. When entertaining guests from out of town, sometimes it's nice to give them some local... Read More

Don MenziesManaging Director Travelcom Dozens of cruise ships have been affected this last week by the massive storm which has lashed the Caribbean and the East Coast of America. The storm-of-a-lifetime, Hurricane Sandy, made landfall in the Caribbean... Read More

By Michelle AdamsSport Development AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty The 2012/13 Athletics season has kicked off with two of the city's junior athletic clubs relocating to Tauranga Domain to take advantage of the onsite athletics facilities. At the end... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz 'Wardlaw's Perspectives in Nutrition' is one of the most widely used university level nutrition textbooks. In the section on vitamin D, Robert Heaney (Professor of Medicine) makes the comment that in... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz These five words are the most important spoken by a boxing ref before a bout, as Kiwis we could learn a lot from this. For all of those that don't know I have been talked into the TECT Lord of Ring... Read More