Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 126 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party The Green Party has launched a petition calling for conservation land to be protected from mining by big overseas companies such as Mineralogy International Limited, which Australian billionaire... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Recently I've been wondering about this whole ‘Americana' thing. Last week I mentioned a couple of Americana duos coming through town. There are many more. And it strikes me that of all the labels... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Tauranga had the privilege of last week hosting Te Waihanga - New Zealand's Infrastructure Commission, an organisation that provides policy advice to central government. Their board and... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Making sure that Bay of Plenty is a safe place to live, work and raise a family is a top priority for me. To support this, we're focused on putting in place practical solutions that work to keep people safe. Last... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP Almost eight months to the day since the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, this weekend will see her son, King Charles III, crowned as Monarch with his wife crowned as... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Osteoarthritis is all about loss of cartilage, subsequent inflammation and changes to bone and joint structure. The result is pain and loss of mobility. The ends of bones such as the... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz It was a source of deep offence whenever I 'let the dogs out”. Her words, not mine. I'd have my feet safely out of sight under the work desk where I would quietly... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz It seems like you have to be a clairvoyant to know what's happening on the Western Bay of Plenty sporting calendar. Only chance, alerted me that two of the... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz May it please your Majesty? You might say… 'bit of a bummer old chap”. And we might say: 'I am p#!*ed off!” It's kind of how you would have felt when... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I have a long list of things I'd like to write about; but time-dependant stuff keeps getting in the way. Case in point: there's a new local album from singer/songwriter Ian Gilmour; there are newly-announced... Read More