Blogs

A final century for Bay legend

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was overjoyed to see one of the most outstanding cricket players to come out of the Bay of Plenty selected in the best New Zealand Minor Association Cricket team of the... Read More

Sharing a little laughter

Mary Parker Coaching the Attitude coachingtheattitude Shared laughter creates a bond of friendships. When people laugh together, they cease to be young and old, teacher and pupils, worker and boss. They become a single group of human beings. -W.... Read More

Mangrove removal

Jane Nees BOP Regional Councillor www.janenees.co.nz Our knowledge of science and the environment has been built up over many years. There are few 'eureka' moments - it takes a lot of research, trial and error before we are sure we have the facts... Read More

Hammered your credit card?

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Christmas can be hard on the old credit card, and if you have existing personal loans, hire purchases, store cards, and a mortgage - theses can mount up and leave you with an unending... Read More

Time for gout and cherries

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Gout is a nasty, painful form of arthritis that affects thousands of people in New Zealand. It is caused by a build up of uric acid levels in the blood. This results in the formation of crystals in... Read More

Intense blend

Claire Rogers All about wine www.sunlive.co.nz Aurum Wines in Central Otago is a boutique family vineyard which produces stunning, sustainably grown, hand harvested wines.This fabulous Pinot Gris crafted by winemaker Lucie Lawrence is a harmonious... Read More

A new slogan for Tauranga

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Here's your homework for the summer: Come up with a new slogan for Tauranga.Well in fact, any slogan. Since the city doesn't have one, we can hardly look for a new one.Here at The Weekend Sun, we reckon... Read More

The door was not big enough

Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz The world isn't a safe place. Not like the good old days when you could leave your valuables lying around and no-one else would chew them.At least with the technology these days we can track and... Read More

Prospects for 2011

Dennis McMahon McMahon Commercial mcmahoncommercial As we commence 2011, we are all hoping for an improvement in last year. There is some cause for optimism as the dairy payout looks to be another strong one and we have the spin-off from the rugby... Read More

All under the one banner

Sideline Sid Sports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid returns this week after a couple of weeks of R&R, with plenty of food and drink and catching up with his reading. While we had a few days in the big smoke of Auckland,... Read More

Janice Giles - solo exhibition

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Janice Giles has been a counsellor for many years and often creates works that reflect her consideration of what it means to be human and how we process our experiences. Janice Giles. 'Each person treads... Read More

Summer reflections

Simon Bridges National MP simonbridges.co.nz Happy New Year 2011! Can I start 2011 by wishing you and yours a great year. So far the weather has been wonderful and I am sure that you, like me, have been greatly enjoying the outdoors. Natalie and... Read More