Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall small warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Jim Bunny Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz When the wailing had subsided, when all the godawful OMG's were spent, when all the disgust and disdain was done, I dropped clause six of my last will and testament on them.... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus This week we have blues gigs. And a welcome lashing of trivia. And if you thought we'd start with something useful, like the gigs, then you've clearly not been here before and have mistaken this... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP School principals are very special people, often going above and beyond their job descriptions in their service to their students, staff, parents and community. One such principal was Delcie Martin who sadly... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and spent good quality time with your family, friends and loved ones. We had our first family camping trip - needless... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ This cake is lush and gooey, and very delicious. It also happens to be gluten-free, and very easy to throw together. Enjoy! Ingredients 200g butter, melted 6 eggs, room temperature 1 tsp vanilla 270g... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last month, Minister of Justice Kiri Allan was featured on the AM Show telling New Zealanders that youth crime is at its lowest in decades. Yet earlier that morning, another... Read More

Taking ACTION With David Seymour ACT Party leader and MP Last year ACT carried out 208 public meetings up and down the country where we listened to the concerns of New Zealanders around the cost of living crisis,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Cricket heaven for Western Bay Cricket fans, doesn't get any better than the upcoming Bay Oval Test match between the Black Caps and England, which kicks off on... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Building the cathedrals of Europe... the climate factor 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... Read More

Todd Talks With Todd Muller National MP Michelle and I wish all readers a very Happy New Year. Hopefully you've had a good break and the weather has been what you wanted and what your garden needed. I've enjoyed a... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP There's no question that this is a beautiful place to live, with a wonderful natural environment, a vibrant community and great local businesses. It's also a safe place to live, and making sure that... Read More