Weather Eye with John Maunder For further Infomation about a wide range of weather/climate matters see my new book "Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect". The extract below on "Climate... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Right. I've had a couple of weeks off from local music; let's remount the horse... There is, as you might expect, an absolute glut of eclectic live music occurring right now as singers, bands and musicians... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP This week, the Government has put the House into urgency in order to put through its atrocious Three Waters legislation, the Water Service Entities Bill. The proposed... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP For many working families here in the Rotorua electorate, childcare is one of the biggest household costs. That's why, as part of our Government's work to support New Zealanders with the cost of living,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is no bigger prize in Bay of Plenty Baywide Cricket than the time-honoured Williams Cup, where history and ambition combine, to produce explosive cricket action. Presented... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Chris Luxon's plan to reopen new gas projects in the middle of the climate crisis is about as irresponsible as it gets. Speaking on a visit to Taranaki, Mr. Luxon confirmed that a National... Read More

Science talk With Chris Duggan House of Science Chris Duggan is a scientist, educator, mother of two adult daughters, and farmers wife. After many years teaching secondary school Science and Chemistry, she switched her focus... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley City centre parking has been a hot issue of late, which comes as no surprise. At the start of December, the two-hour free on-street parking trial - introduced as a Covid... Read More

BETTER UNDERSTANDING DEMEMTIA with Ruth Thomas from EnlivenPlus The first words in the 2017-2025 World Health Organisation Global Action Plan on dementia are: 'Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency among... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Last Saturday night I had a function so I missed most of the Rugby World Cup Final. As I drove home, everywhere I saw TVs on showing the rugby. I pulled into our quiet street... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno got me thinking about art this week. Eno's been around the block and is a smart chap. I don't know if a potted history is in order here or not. I... Read More

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