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

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

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz No one could have imagined that a casual conversation, between some Mount Maunganui RSA punters seven years ago, would lead to a share in eleven winners of 27 races... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - ‘storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Business adaption to climate change is a topic that is top of mind currently. A few weeks ago, our government announced that New Zealand farmers would pay for emissions from 2025, we also... Read More

From the Garden with Margaret Wilson from Pacifica Garden Centre November is such a special month in the garden when, literally, everything in the garden is lovely. And in the garden centres too. Coming up soon is the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP I enjoyed a fantastic recess week getting around Tauranga and meeting many members of our community. Firstly, we had three days at the Tauranga Home Show. The engagement... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Bob Dylan has written another book; it's one every songwriter will want to read. Let's take time off this week from the local. Why not? Things continue apace and a week won't hurt. I could mention Sean... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Childcare is a huge family cost. Our newest policy reverses a freeze on the income threshold for childcare eligibility that National put in place in 2010. These changes kick in from April 1, 2023. Two,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is an air of optimism amongst New Zealand Cricket fans, that the Black Caps can lift the ICC Men's T20 World Cup aloft in triumph, on Sunday night. However,... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder This week over 40,000 people will attend COP 27, the 27th gathering of the Conference of the Parties dealing with climate change. In contrast, 37 years ago a small group of 100 scientists met in the... 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