Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Olympic Games invokes a full range of emotions; from the absolute joy of the two high jumpers who chose to share the Olympic gold medal, to the despair of failure...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP When I was principal at a local school here in Tauranga, I saw first-hand the consequences of people living in cold, damp homes. The impact on the health and wellbeing of children and older people is particularly...

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz  It’s become clear that the government doesn’t see the seriousness of New Zealand’s gang problem. Since Labour took office in 2017 we’ve seen an...

Winston Watusi Music Plus  After last week’s sustained rant we’ve got snippets this time; strap on those short attention spans. And the snippets du jour are a distinctly mixed bag: new releases, new arrivals in...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty club rugby followers are in need of a crystal ball to select the winner of the 2021 Baywide premier championship. Six of the eight starters in the...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following...

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders are fortunate that we receive free health care; many people live in countries where it costs a fortune to have a baby, treat cancer or repair injuries. My wife Michelle...

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris  Admissions that NZ Transport Agency and council are deliberately increasing congestion to force people to walk, cycle or catch a bus has hit a raw nerve. Ask people...

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP  The recent outbreaks in Australia have been a timely reminder that when it comes to Covid, we’re not out of the woods yet. One of my daughters lives in Melbourne and they’re in lockdown...

Winston Watusi Music Plus  A few weeks back I wrote of APRA’s annual Silver Scroll songwriting awards. Specifically I wrote that the Australasian Performing Right Association have stripped 2016’s winner, Thomas...

Stephen Selwood  Sustainability and climate change initiatives weren’t the headline features of Tauranga City Council’s 2021-31 Long Term Plan, but if you look a bit deeper, many of our planned investments are designed...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Four new-age sports will debut at the Tokyo Olympics, with the introduction surfing, sport climbing, skateboarding and BMX freestyle, joining the more the more traditional...

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, at times, milder...

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP If you like the thought of celebrating a public holiday that you won’t find anywhere else in the world, keep reading! Our government is delivering on a pre-election commitment, where New Zealand...

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Freedom of speech is a fundamental right that has been preserved in New Zealand and liberal democracies worldwide. Sadly, this could be about to change, with Labour proposing...

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One  Last week Te Tuinga Whānau launched a pathway to reduce homelessness in Tauranga. The campaign goes by the catchphrase ‘Tauranga - a safe anchorage for all’, which captures...

Winston Watusi Music Plus  You’ll have to give me a little leeway with this column; it’s hard to find the right tone just before deadline when you hear a friend has died. Especially when he was the person that...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Jack Lovelock's 1936 Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500m, laid down the legacy for Nick Willis in his attempt to earn further glory in the glamour event on the track...