Blogs

What ways do you walk?

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic When you go walking - do you walk briskly, do you walk and talk, or do you stroll? Walking is a fantastic activity that gets us out and about in our environment. Walking can be the ideal exercise for some people... Read More

Could you manage without your car?

Angela ScottChairwomanAge Concern Tauranga Driving is an important part of independence. Transport, or lack of it, can be a real problem as you get older. Yes, we should be using public transport and I hope many of you do, but hopping into your... Read More

Multi-talented artist

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga's Daniel Redwood has been immersed in art since early childhood. He sold his first artwork while still at school and also sold and traded numerous bone carvings during his teenage years. He then... Read More

Home sweet home

2012 Olympicswith Ella NicholasCanoe slalom athlete After six weeks of fantastic white water training, some sunshine and a lot of rain in Australia I finally headed back to Tauranga. The last few weeks in Aussie were gruelling, my coach had me... Read More

Are your muscles complaining? (Part 1)

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz This week we start a series of columns looking at the most common problems in our musculoskeletal systems. This edition we will focus a common problem affecting our muscles. The term myopathy is used... Read More

Bottled summer

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It's that time of year when you can still catch quite a lot of sun and the cicadas are still bleating at night. Then there is the odd cold snap and rain, just to remind you... Read More

Mashup a success

Andrew NimickPoint Concept twitter.com/andrewnim What a fantastic weekend at the second Bay Of Plenty Mashup competition. I spent the entire weekend at the competition talking to teams, mentors, parents and anyone who decided to pop in and see... Read More

Celebrating an early arrival

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz For my wife and I, March 2012 will forever be etched in our hearts because on the 16th of this month Natalie gave birth to our first child, a beautiful baby boy called Emlyn. He arrived a week early and... Read More

Tauranga April rainfalls 1898-2011

Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of April have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908 and 1909). The graph shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 383mm in 1911 to a low of 10mm in 1958. The second wettest... Read More

Getting support for Dementia

Debra JagerHome Instead Senior Care Dementia is not a normal part of aging, but it is a common disease affecting approximately 13% of people over 65. If you are worried that you or your partner may have dementia, it is important to get checked... Read More

Ask yourself, are you feeling lucky, punk?

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz MEMO to gun-toting lawbreakers: We expect the police to shoot you. Do not expect them to wait for you to start shooting at us or them first, before they nail you. If you are desperate enough/drug crazed/just... Read More

Sticky paws break diet

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The boss has got a bit annoyed with me a few times this week. Occasionally he's lost the plot and barked a few choice words; colourful language not usually heard around here, except maybe in the Tauranga... Read More