Ian McLeanSpokesperson for the Green Party Make no mistake. Gold mining is coming to a hill near you. Here's the good news: it won't involve fracking. Fracking involves deconstruction of geological formations using water, heat and chemicals injected... Read More

Virginia Iovine-Turner Cucina Amorewww.cucinaamore.co.nz Isn't it amazing how we can all remember one slice or a cookie mum may have made us. There's always one that becomes our favourite, and this has to be mine. I have had a few requests for... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz In the 1980s, when my grandfather retired, he could expect to live to at least 74. Nowadays, as you approach retirement, you have to budget on lasting to at least 80. That means assuming a retirement... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Sundaise, set on Dickey's Flat, is a festival of arts, craft, music, culture and arts. Away from the world, the beautiful festival describes itself as a 'collection of like-minded souls gathering for two days... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sidline Sid's definition of an optimist is anyone who buys tickets to the last two days of a Black Caps test match. On Thursday, the old fella fired up the Sidmobile to journey over... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Swollen and bleeding gums may seem like the most minor of health problems, and of course, they are. Swollen gums are generally just the presence of inflammation in gum tissue. If you have swollen gums,... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz 'Strangers in a Crowd' is Tauranga sculptor Nic Clegg's first solo exhibition in New Zealand. Nic moved from Manchester to the Bay of Plenty in September 2008 and has since gained the reputation of one of... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz There is plenty of good buying now on fresh late summer vegetables like courgettes and capsicums, add carrots and pumpkin to the mix and you have the finest mix of flavours... Read More

Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz We've had a number of significant visits to Tauranga in the last couple of weeks which I have enjoyed being a part of. Prime Minister John Key was here for a day and I took him to Otumoetai College... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It started with SunLive asking readers which of the Tauranga suburbs is the 'most dangerous'. It ended with me apologising to a delegation of chanting, placard-waving, Merivale people this week, who... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz What's the point in having a toy, and not being able to play with it! Poor Flo has been in stitches lately, having had her breeding capabilities curtailed, and so has not been around to torment me. A shame... Read More

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz What better way to enjoy the lovely weekend we have coming up, than with a bottle of 2011 Huntaway Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. The rich clay soils of Marlborough's Lower Wairau Valley don't require irrigation,... Read More