Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I have had a number of meetings with concerned people about transport. One group discussed the Belk Road and State Highway 29 intersection. They urgently want safety improvements...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP There is nothing better than watching good teachers teach. We have so many great teachers, and during my time as a teacher and principal I have been fortunate enough to work with many of them. Then there...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP If New Zealand’s economy is to reach its potential, then it must have world-leading planning and resource consent laws. Unfortunately, processes can drag on and, all too frequently, get...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Groundhog Day, February 2, is a popular tradition in the United States. It is also a legend that traverses many centuries, its origins clouded in the mists of time with ethnic cultures and animals awakening...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Looking back in time can throw up some surprising facts that one can only wonder at in the modern day. The annuals of sport throw up plenty of little known facts,...

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Starting a column with the phrases “in my day” or “when I was a kid” immediately poses the risk of pigeon-holing the writer as an outdated old fuddy...

Mary Parker One Minute Wonders “Don’t be afraid of being rejected by others. Most of the time it has nothing to do with you.” Laura Houssain. If you feel you are missing out on something, or you think you...

Todd Talks By Todd Muller Over the last few weeks, much has been of a group of tourists from the UK who have wreaked havoc right across New Zealand’s North Island, stealing, littering and generally failing to live up to the...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Congested roads in Tauranga are no longer a short-term, peak hour issue, but an expected occurrence at almost any time of the day. Hewletts Road, Totara Street, 15th Avenue, Turret Road and...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Beatles song "The long and winding road" would have been an appropriate tune for Tom MacRury to hum, as he went out to bat in his professional cricket...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 121 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,...

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Auntie Roger is back from her summer break, refreshed, vivacious and full of life changing advice for readers. When life brings you lemons, Auntie is on hand with the gin. Sit...

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz At a recent public meeting, a man expressed his concerns over the new Greerton roading layout and the impact it is having on the community. His concerns are one of a growing...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP They call themselves the Community Angels - a group of local women with big hearts and a knack for getting things done. I have known Angela Wallace, Tania Lewis–Rickard and Colleen Spiro for a long time....

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP A lack of investment on the State Highway 2 Tauranga to Waihi corridor by the previous National government has left the road unsafe and incapable of coping with increasing traffic pressure. Accidents...

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Does the Bay of Plenty summer have you feeling inspired? With thousands enjoying sun-kissed days at the beach and world-class events and attractions, and a record number of cruise ships creating...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It would seem that the highly popular Auckland Anniversary Holiday trotting meeting held at the Tauranga Racecourse, is no more. A cursory glance through the annual...

Cayla-Fay Saunders cayla@thesun.co.nz www.sunlive.co.nz We need to chat, New Zealand. Specifically about this ‘lynch mob’ mentality we seem to have developed of late. It happened to Grace Millane’s alleged...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga...