Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While Sideline Sid, along with the rest of the country, has had little to smile about in the last three months, the arrival of Super Rugby Aotearoa on the small...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies...

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's an odd feeling, but things seem to be returning to normal. And once again, as I follow foreign news from America, Britain, India, even little Singapore which started so well, all I can say is...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I might be paranoid but is anyone else worried about Muffin Mclay? All over the world people are tearing down symbols of colonialism and here we have an Old English Sheepdog hanging out on the waterfront,...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP As some of you may know by now, I will not be seeking re-election at this year’s 2020 general elections. This means that this term will be my last as a List MP based in Tauranga. I did...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Councils around the country are re-drafting their annual budgets following COVID-19. Tauranga City Council’s new budget sees a $20m reduction in revenue...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Queen’s Birthday award to former boxer Billy Graham, making him a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, recognised his decades long work in developing...

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 Brighton, like many English cites, has a vibrant jazz scene; and there’s a drummer from Tauranga right in the midst of it. Mainstay of the scene is a black Berklee-trained American from Philadelphia,...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch First up, I’m going to indulge in a shameless shout-out to the crew here at The Weekend Sun who have picked up a few accolades at the recent NZ Community Newspaper Association Awards. Patting...

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP I write this at a time when there are no active cases of COVID-19 remaining in New Zealand, and we have just moved to Alert Level 1 – as normal as life can be in the time of a global pandemic. Stamping...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie deliberate, contrived and dishonest but the myth persistent, persuasive and unrealistic,”...

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Over the last week I have had conversations with many business owners in the Bay of Plenty. They’ve shared their challenges and experiences, which has been helpful feedback...

Tamati Coffey Labour MP ‘Moemoea, Kimihia, Taea’ is a beautiful mission statement for our region’s young people. By investing over $400,000 into the Bay of Plenty Youth Development Trust’s ‘Imagine,...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid can't wait for club rugby to kick off on Saturday, June 27, with the icing on the cake being the move to level one. This means local rugby fans...

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature in Tauranga in May 2020 was 18.2 degrees C. Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current...

Winston Watusi Music Plus We are living, and forgive me for stating the bleedin' obvious, in unusual times. While we ponder moving to Level One, much of the world is tearing itself apart. America is burning. There are few times...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP I hope the Queen’s Birthday Weekend gave all of us the opportunity to spend time with our families and visit our local tourist sites. New Zealand’s tourism industry definitely needs...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP With around 27 per cent of Tauranga residents living with a disability, the announcement in Budget 2020 that there will be a massive increase in funding for disability support services will be very welcome...