Daz Switalla Flavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz Last week I warned you should always try to use the whole packet of filo pastry in one go. This week, I'm giving you two Middle Eastern desserts that will help you use up the... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - refers to a group of degenerative lung and airway diseases which include emphysema, chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis. These are similar to asthma,... Read More

Ian McLean Green candidate for Tauranga We understand that Lepidopterans - butterflies and moths - go through a major structural reorganisation called metamorphosis. Young people similarly change dramatically as they metamorphose from small creatures... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz Graham Greene called Our Man in Havana an entertainment to differentiate it from his more serious works. Yet I much preferred his central character, a vacuum cleaner salesman... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor Bay of Plenty Regional Council can be rightly proud of the way it has protected and grown its investments. However 99 per cent of this success can be directly attributed to its investment in the... Read More

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz As far as I am concerned, any sewerage that gets into our harbour is very regrettable. t can occur in two ways - from septic tanks adjacent to the harbour, which are not adequate or properly... Read More

Brian Anderson The Western Front www.sunlive.co.nz Thank you to all of the readers who have kept in contact with me over the last year. I have endeavoured to stimulate debate in this column on local body council direction and support a more participatory... Read More

Claire Rogers Cool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz Check out this great new product exclusive to Mount Maunganui's Good Food Trading Co. Fresh As freeze dried whole raspberries are made in New Zealand and really pack an intense flavour... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz There is no truth to a rumour that some downtown retailers have approached Steve Crow to organise an annual parade to replace the defunct Orange Festival parade. Thanks to a media fuelled free... Read More

Ady Breeds Dog's Breakfast www.sunlive.co.nz A social outing…well I had to clean my Gucci handbag, polish my toe nails - the boss even brushed my sultry locks - and we were set to visit Animal Antics' brilliant new store on Owens Place. What... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Forget Global Warming, war, famine and disease. Be assured that our government is moving swiftly and decisively on the matters that really count. In a pre-emptive strike against terror in our homes,... Read More

Carol Stovold Quality Kids qualitykidz.co.nz Every mother knows the feeling; as she struggles to complete the washing, dinner and cleaning, while a toddler is clamouring for attention. The cries quickly become tantrums, the model car being rolled... Read More