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

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While it is only a week since the cricket bats and balls were put away for the winter - local rugby has hit the ground running and is in full swing. While it took a few years to be... Read More

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz The new financial year for business folk is often the only time they will sit down and start to plan things out. I know many of you will have your planning well underway, however if not, you should... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz The two most common chronic muscle problems are Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) and Fibromyalgia (FM). Both FM and PMR are autoimmune diseases and result in muscle pain but that is about where the similarities... Read More

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz These days it's not hard to find prepared curry pastes in the supermarkets that produce outstanding results and you will find quite a variety of different types. The traditional... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz How do you win $26.5m and not be a changed person overnight? You can't, apparently. Trevor the checkout operator, who declared he'd carry on working, failed to show up for work the next morning for his... Read More

News HoundsAdy & Flo www.sunlive.co.nz The newshounds have been hot on a trail, sniffing out Easter eggs this week. But the news is all bad, 'cos the boss tells me chocolate is bad for dogs. And the tinfoil wrappers don't do our systems any good,... Read More

Claire RogersAll about wine www.sunlive.co.nz This week's wine is a lovely 2011 Huntaway Reserve Pinot Gris. The wine represents a blend of Pinot Gris from some of the finest vineyards in Gisborne. The blending of a small proportion of Gewurztraminer... Read More

Cr Bill FaulknerFaulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz TCC annual three year/10 year draft plan is out for your review and consultation. It is a broad draft of what elected members and/or staff consider could be done with your money (and permission)... Read More

Brian AndersonThe Western Frontwww.sunlive.co.nz The Long Term Strategy meetings held by Council at Waihi Beach and Omokoroa were just briefings. Any questions from the public were referred to the Council's 451 page plan and any ideas were not... Read More

Jane NeesBOP Regional Councillorwww.janenees.co.nz One frustrating part of my job as a Councillor is I often have to miss a meeting because it clashes with another higher priority meeting. Take the Joint Road Safety Committee meeting in Tauranga,... Read More

Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor I have just started analysing the Regional Council's Ten Year Plan and the more I read, the more compelling is the argument for structural local government reform. This could well result in the Western... Read More