Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Nine Kiwi boxers, including Western Bay of Plenty's Ariane Nicholson, are currently chasing an Olympic Dream. They are preparing in Thailand for the Asia/Oceania...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The average afternoon temperature in December...

Winston Watusi Music Plus A whole bunch of people with acoustic instruments are heading towards Tauranga. It happens that way sometimes. Music here used to be very much a matter of famine or feast. Like those buses that eventually...

Tamati Coffey Labour MP Nga mihi o te tau hou Pakeha! I’m kicking things off by stating as many benefits for Māori and Tauranga, delivered by this Government, as I can in 220 words! We launched Tauranga’s Housing...

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz New Zealand’s economy has a lot going for it at the moment and should be booming. Our terms of trade are at historical highs, interest rates are low and the Government...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP I believe the liveability of a city is closely related to its level of connectivity, which directly relates to the quality of public transport that it offers. Some parts of Tauranga’s...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The human race is constantly evolving and nothing gets me  more excited than a good technological advancement. In fact, I hadn’t even sat down at my desk first the morning this week when...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz After several seasons of trying to find the ideal time for the Super Smash competition, NZ Cricket have nailed it this season, with the NZC Major Association T20...

Weather Eye with John Maunder The NASA solar physics website, and other websites such as the Royal Observatory of Belgium, include information on sunspot numbers, spotless days, the ‘Maunder Minimum' and sunspot cycle...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I always chuckle a little bit when I remember the fuss that was made over the beginning of the new millennium - January 1, 2000. I was living in Rarangi at the time, on the East Coast at the top...

Winston Watusi Music Plus Is it too late to take one final glance in the rear-view mirror? Let’s hope not, as that’s what’s on the cards this week, a quick look back at the recorded music that has enlivened and...

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP As many Kiwis do, I’m making the most of the summer by spending quality time with my family and  friends, catching up on sleep and reflecting on the year that’s...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Kiwi sporting journalists are strange creatures around the time of the festive season and the advent of the new year, handing out imaginary awards, for achievements...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch  Aah, the holidays have arrived – or finished depending on your situation. Taking a break can be a lot of hard work and cramming three weeks’ work into the week before Christmas...

Winston Watusi Music Plus Happy new year! Resolutions done and dusted? Ready for an exciting new decade? Once again we are outrunning various fictional attempts to imagine the upcoming year. We will not be fighting an endless...

Winston Watusi Music Plus There are many traditions at this time of year. The last metaphorical grains of sand are about to slide through 2019's hourglass and increasingly tamped-down New Year's Eve celebrations will be...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I’m always a little bit optimistic about my New Year resolutions. I figure if you aim extremely high, then chances are when you come plummeting back to Earth, at least you might be halfway...

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris A couple of announcements last week are arguably the most significant move by Government in Tauranga yet. Councils’ borrowing is constrained by the...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The Mount was buzzing with activity on the weekend of December 14-15 with some very positive and inspiring events happening. There was a fantastic turn out for the Mount Monster race, with...