Dr. Jenny Jason DairyNZ Senior Research Scientist DairyNZ scientists are working with farmers in the Waikato to better understand the behavioural and physiological changes that occur when cows become lame. Six farms with about 4000 cows in total... Read More

Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz With the economy taking another dive these days, it is important to get the most from our grocery spend. Using up leftover food doesn't always mean shepherds pie though. My... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kids qualitykidz.co.nz Follow up rules with logical consequences. If your child gets into the ball pit at the indoor play centre and immediately starts throwing the balls at other kids - then take them out. Sit down with them... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Steamers have finished their whistle stop journey through the 2011 ITM Cup finishing in a highly meritorious third equal place, which is just the third time that the Bay side has... Read More

Legal Brief with Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz The retirement commissioner has recently published some research into retirement villages and it makes interesting reading. About five per cent of New Zealanders aged 65 plus live in... Read More

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude An easy task becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance. - Publius terence Another way of looking at this is to observe when you apply resistance to a task that needs to be done. The... Read More

Claire Rogers Cool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz Glasseye Creek Wild Meat Sauce - it just sounds great before you even try it. It's a brilliant addition with beef, pork, venison, chicken, fish, lamb - in fact you can pretty much... Read More

Dr Anna Rolleston The Cardiac Clinic With September comes spring. If you have been feeling blue, a bit ill or have been hibernating during the last few months, pull your socks up, soak in a pool of warm summer sun and start making plans. Spring... Read More

Wendy Macphail Employment Law Services Conflict in the workplace is on the increase. It is unpleasant, affects productivity and thus profitability - it should be avoided. Further, conflict in the workplace may result in good staff resigning from... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence I am extremely privileged to meet some very inspiring people - Molly, a six-year-old girl certainly fits into this category. I meet Molly at an industry conference in Australia. Not only... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz What do fat, cartilage, bone and blood have in common? Surprisingly they are all classified as connective tissue. The connective tissue that causes us the most grief is the cartilage in the discs of... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Rugby fever is mounting. So much fever that I hear some of you complaining about being sick of it already. That's the trouble with fevers. Anyway, we have some more rugby gossip this week for those... Read More