Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance 'Be responsible for your actions'' is another of my simple messages and related to last month's philosophy called 'A rural handshake no longer means enough”. We often think that things are covered... Read More

Biting Back in the Baywith Pinky Green Last weekend Western Bay anglers had difficulty finding fish in the inshore fishery, but out wide fish remained plentiful. At Papamoa Beach last weekend kontiki fishers and surfcasters found very few fish.... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Congratulations to Lynette Fisher and Don Banks on the opening of their 'Nice Girls' Exhibition at Tauranga's Gallery 59 last Friday evening. The exhibition was enthusiastically received by all those in... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz If you don't have a goal you can't achieve anything. Goals have got to be measureable and progress towards or away from your goals needs to be noticed. Your adviser should help you set these goals... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last month we identified the main types of joints and discussed osteoarthritis, the most common degenerative joint disease. Today we look at rheumatoid arthritis and gout, which are two common but very... Read More

Tree Talkwith Peter HaringtonWoodmetrics Regional Manager The Woodmetrics team will be at Mystery Creek in June, as we are every year, catching up with old clients and talking to people about their forest harvesting needs. The Mystery Creek Fieldays... Read More

Vet's VoiceKathleen Linpus www.vetcaretauranga.co.nz Vaccinations are recommended by veterinarians to help prevent various infectious diseases. We can vaccinate dogs against parvovirus, distemper, hepatitis, kennel cough and leptospirosis. For... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Glasseye Creek Wild Meat Sauce is more than just a sauce. It is that secret wee something that can add oomph to a casserole, a lasagne or spaghetti bolognaise. Roast meat gravy or even... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week I rocked up to the Sin Centre, ripped my clothes off and a dude in a white coat was all over me, like a rash. Now already I can hear you saying that I would be a prime candidate for the Sin... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga's so-called heritage in the form of the Historic Village and The Cargo Shed are set to cost ratepayers plenty into the future. Council decided to basically maintain the status quo at the... Read More

Te Ururoa FlavellMP for Waiariki www.waiariki.maori.nz Tena ano tatou katoa. I was surprised to receive an invite from an old work colleague to attend the Tauranga Sunrise Rotary Club recently. By 'Sunrise”, they were serious and met at... Read More

Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Please, let's keep the horse in front of the cart. Yes, we want to support disadvantaged people in our community. But to do so through an on-going subsidy on resource use is a dangerous step backwards. We... Read More