Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer temperatures...

Winston Watusi Music Plus “Jazz is not dead” - that's what Frank Zappa famously said; he added “It just smells funny”.  It's a good line. I almost hesitate to repeat it since it has been so...

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Upon becoming president in the height of the global depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt said the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Those words seem apt as I watch the...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris That often-repeated myth that Tauranga’s homeowners pay ‘low’ rates was finally put to bed last week. Unfortunately, it didn’t stop...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP As part of the Coalition Government, New Zealand First welcomed the unveiling of the Venture Capital Fund last week. This $300 million fund, named the Elevate NZ Venture Fund, aims to help our...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Some people have a very low opinion of numbers. The things they say about numbers verges on slander – they’re boring, soulless things. ‘Numbers don’t tell you everything’,...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid stumbled on a simply brilliant sporting media platform, when he went searching online for results of the Asia/Oceania Olympic boxing qualification being...

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature for February 2020 was 26.5 degrees Celsius, which made February 2020 the warmest February since records began in 1913. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga...

Winston Watusi Music Plus An endless stream of new music is continuously escaping all round the world; this week I'll look at some coming from right here. But first let me take a tiny bit of space to say two important things:...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I’ve been told to self-isolate a lot over the years, in a variety of different ways. Often I’ve done something to deserve this. Sometimes I’ve just been misunderstood. Rarely has...

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I recently held a public meeting on gangs with National’s Justice spokesperson Mark Mitchell. Given the LA style gang warfare we’ve seen in Tauranga recently,...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP When I visit schools here in Tauranga I see so many children full of energy because each of them has the essentials they need to thrive – enough to eat, warm clothes, sturdy shoes and a place to call...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris It was an ill-conceived plan that over promised but failed to deliver. Council’s two-year folly trying to end rough sleeping and begging through an...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid has a lifetime love of boxing since he first went to the gym as a 13-year-old. The smell of the weathered leather gloves and the tang of liniment,...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of February have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 (except for 1904, 1908, and 1909). The graph of February rainfalls in Tauranga shows the range of rainfalls from a high...

Winston Watusi Music Plus A new week, new gigs and a new shade of brown for what we once used to call the lawn here at The Watusi Country Club. These days it’s more a swathe of dusty dirt populated only by the intermittent...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch You may have noticed that quite  a large chunk of the money you earn is snaffled before it even gets  to the bank. I like a good bourbon analogy so this is a bit like what distillers call...

Inside City Council A personal view, by Councillor Andrew Hollis OK...where to start? When I campaigned I campaigned on low or even no rates increases. News last week suggests that Tauranga City cannot complete planned capital...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The second instalment of your rates bill was due this Friday. To many, it comes as no surprise that the February 2020 invoice is higher than last year; 3.99...