The idea of pedalling from the base of Mount Aoraki/Cook to the beach at Oamaru in five days really appealed. I booked a trip with Tuatara Tours. I imagined it had to be mostly downhill…

Next time you’re wandering down the Strand, around the wharves or at the Tauranga marina, keep your eyes peeled for stingrays. If you see one, research student Helen Cadwallader would love to hear about it.

“I know what I want, but I don’t know how to make it happen.” I hear clients saying this all too often. It’s like being able to see the promised land, but not knowing how to get there. You can identify what’s holding you back.

We all have bad days where nothing seems to be going right and everything seems to be stacked up against us. The next time you’re having a bad day, take a moment to reflect on these ten things…

Marion Titmuss usually travels lightly but when she takes her all-women Katikati AllPanz Band on tour, it’s a completely different kind of adventure – like ‘18 baggage trollies’ different! Success didn’t come without challenges.

When Denise Arnold, co-director in Tauranga law firm Lyon O’Neale Arnold, travelled to Cambodia in 2007 she had no idea where that journey would lead her. Now she heads a trust that supports 6000 Cambodian children.

Linda Inglis is a contemporary stitch artist in the Bay of Plenty who values the challenge of using thread as an art medium. Much of her work is inspired through travel and being conscious of other cultures.

I’m often asked why I started focus and the truth is, there was no better time! But more than anything, I didn’t want to reach my twilight years and look back with feelings of regret.

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They go under a lot of names…jiggly underarms, arm flab, chicken or bat wings, grandma arms or bingo wings. They seem to become more and more apparent the older you get!