Winston Watusi Music Plus It's Film Festival time again! Yep, the Tauranga leg of the New Zealand International Film Festival kicked off last night with a little bit of French magic, La Belle Epoche, which sounds like it...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch There was a startling new discussion document released this week that had me and the cat scratching our heads a wee bit. Actually the cat was scratching his head because that’s just what he...

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Most people I talk to say it is the city’s natural beauty, its beautiful beach, harbour and the surrounding hills. What I have noticed lately is the large amount of rubbish and litter I see, particularly...

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I have visited many local businesses here in Tauranga this year with a wide range of products and services. There is no doubt that businesses have lost confidence, that means...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Tauranga is getting a Cruise Gateway and Welcome Hub fitting of the city’s status as a must see destination, thanks to assistance from the Provincial Growth Fund. Last week the Minister...

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

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Just when the critics were writing the All Blacks off in their quest for a World Cup three-peat, the team roared back at Eden Park on Saturday night. Putting 38...

Winston Watusi Music Plus Songs can be deceptive; songs can mess up your mind. Because pretty much everything, however dark and dangerous, however sad and tragic, can sound good in a song. Even when it's not meant to. The...

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I don’t carry a lot of cash around these days for two reasons. Firstly, I don’t have a lot of cash and, secondly, it tends to disappear when I do have some, which leads back to situation...

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP If we aspire to a flourishing country of equal opportunity we have to recognise some people need more help. Nine months ago the Coalition Government committed to providing 600...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Attending a Bay of Plenty Steamers game is a bit like a lucky dip - you never know what you are going to get. Sunday's Mitre 10 Cup encounter at the Tauranga...

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called ‘afternoon', for Tauranga for July from 1913-2019. The temperature for July 2019 was 15.8 degrees Celsius. It's...

Winston Watusi Music Plus There are two sides to Tauranga. It often seems – possibly with good reason – that we're locked in the musical mainstream, an unthreatening mixture of jazz, blues, folk and cover bands,...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The sale of New Zealand’s valuable assets in recent years has proved to be short-sighted and fundamentally flawed. The sales have created a raft of issues, which the Coalition Government...

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz All of us have loved ones and friends who have been affected by cancer. Cancer is the biggest cause of death in New Zealand. Recently I announced National’s plan for...

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There are few tougher sports than professional boxing, where two men enter the ring for a monetary reward. Personally, I have a problem with the professional game,...

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph for the period 1898-2019 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high...

Winston Watusi Music Plus Time to celebrate, boogie-lovers - Jan Preston is coming to town! Or should I say, Jan Preston is coming back to town, since the woman they call Australia's Queen of Boogie Piano has a long and strong...

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP In October last year the Government banned the sale of homes to foreign buyers. In the first few months, the sale of New Zealand properties to foreign owners fell through the floor, down 81...