John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Auto-immune diseases are sort of like transplant organ rejection in reverse. The only difference is that in transplant organ rejection the recipient's immune system attacks the new organ because it does... Read More

Claire Rogers Cool products and foodie things www.sunlive.co.nz If you are looking for a spectacular looking dip to put in the centre of a platter, then the Georgatti Delicious Baby Tricolour definitely fits the bill. A very moorish, layered blend... Read More

Andrew Nimick Point Concept twitter.com/andrewnim I mentioned a New Zealand made learning management system in my last post called Litmos. www.litmos.com/ is a great system which was built for business use. The whole thing came about when Rich's... Read More

Dr Michael Morris Animal welfare writer nzchas.canterbury The annual cull of black swans in the Tauranga harbour made it to the national press and certainly did not put the Bay of Plenty in a very good light. In the United Kingdom... Read More

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Nic Clegg hails from Manchester in the north of England and moved to New Zealand in 2008. Welcome Bay is now his home where he is happily settled with his partner Kirsty and two children aged 10 and... Read More

Write Space Literary news, views and reviews http://taurangawriters.org.nz This week's Write Space by Jan Goldie. 1) Entertainment value The English language has literally millions of words ready and waiting to amuse you; cowpat, pernickety,... Read More

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Why do insurance companies ask so many questions when I take out a life insurance policy? This is a question often asked when clients are going through the 'underwriting process”.... Read More

Andrew von Dadelszen Former Regional Councillor I have to congratulate the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright for her report tabled in Parliament last month, evaluating the use of 1080. This is a very emotional issue,... Read More

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz A nice Chardonnay is hard to beat; this one is to be savoured for sure. The Ash Ridge 2009 Chardonnay has gorgeous ripe fruit, combined with barrel fermentation, creating good complexity in this... Read More

Ady Breeds Dog's Breakfast www.sunlive.co.nz I know this sounds like the name of a 90s boy band, but the weather lately has been about as miserable as their music. I have to tell you, it is no fun having my duvet ripped off, exposing my body to... Read More

Cr Bill Faulkner Faulkners Corner www.sunlive.co.nz In what some elected members hope will be a watershed for Tauranga City Council and the way it goes about its business and services, new chief executive Ken Paterson officially took over the reins... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz People are getting a bit fired up about the bullying, violence and general mayhem in the school grounds. Thinking back to my school days, there was always a bit of argy bargy, a regular fight, smoking... Read More