Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz The choices of those on a gluten-free diet with a sweet tooth are on the increase as with many dairy-free and vegan choices available in many cafes and restaurants. Working... Read More

Theresa WilsonDairyNZ Project Manager Farmers around the country have made great strides improving the quality of their dairy effluent ponds and farm practice around effluent management. To keep up the momentum and lower non-compliance issues,... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Directed by Douglas McGrath. Out now on DVD and Blu-ray. Since feminist movements in the 1970s-1980s, there has been the age old question of: can a women juggle career and family, or does she have to decide between... Read More

Andrew Martin Global Outlook Blogger Warren Buffett, possibly the world's greatest investor once said: 'Indeed, if a farsighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk, he would have done his successors a huge favour by shooting Orville down”. Really,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There was a heap of after match celebrating from the Bay of Plenty representative cricket side at the Bay Oval last Sunday after lifting aloft the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl in triumph. However,... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz If you have a health problem that ends with 'itis' it is an inflammatory disease. The term arthritis describes various inflammatory joint diseases. More specifically, bursitis describes the inflammation... Read More

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. Smooze is 100 per cent natural fruit ice cream. It comes in four delicious flavours: Coconut and pink guava, coconut and mango, plain coconut and coconut and pineapple - so there's... Read More

Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance We all probably differ on this, but I believe soil is the world's most valuable resource. Some time ago, David Bellamy gave us a wake-up call on just how important the soil is to our very existence. I... Read More

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty artist Bryce Brown describes his latest body of work as semi-autobiographical, yet symbolic in ways that we can all relate to. Bryce says of the recent work: 'With life's ups and downs over... Read More

Soil matterswith Peter Burton Eco-logic Soil Improvement Ltd The recent feedback from Eco-Logic Soil Improvement dairy farm clients using DoloZest/CalciZest based soil fertility programmes, is that this season, if not the most productive to date,... Read More

From the labPeter Lesterof Quantum Laboratories Many years ago, I visited a family in Minnesota and found all their cooking was conducted using potassium salts as opposed to common sodium salts. The dear lady of the house asked me to comment,... Read More

2012 Olympicswith Ella NicholasCanoe slalom athlete '150 days and over 300 training sessions to go until you are racing at the Olympics Ella.” This is what my coach told me yesterday as I prepared for yet another training session. He also... Read More