Blogs

Where has the Chondroitin gone? (Part 1)

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz A quick review of New Zealand-made joint supplements found none with the recommended levels of Chondroitin Sulphate. I did find two quality US-made supplements for sale in... Read More

Healthier homes for 142,000 Kiwis

Jan Tinetti Labour MP The Healthy Homes Initiative was established to support New Zealand families to live in warm, dry homes. A warm, dry home is central to the wellbeing of our people. This week a three-year evaluation report... Read More

Sticky kaffir lime & tangelo chicken

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ Tangelos are at their prime at the moment. This dish utilises them in a way you probably haven't tried before. But it's completely delicious, vibrant and zesty. A perfect springy dish! Ingredients 4 chicken... Read More

Brass bands, blues jams, and a farewell

Winston Watusi Music Plus I've got a bunch of disparate things for you today, much of it live music of various sorts. But first of all I wanted to mention the death of yet another from Tauranga's musical community. Dexter Fell,... Read More

Indoor sporting stadiums

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz This grey bearded writer has been in the bottom half of the South Island on a wanderlust journey, to previously unvisited parts of Aotearoa, for the last two weeks. An... Read More

The breakdown of civilisation as we know it

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz With Sun Media director and owner Brian Rogers passing away recently, SunLive has decided to honour Brian and his infamous Rogers Rabbits column with a re-publish of a good old... Read More

Tauranga September Rainfalls 1898-2022 and Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2022

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph below shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in... Read More

Asperges a la Vinaigrette

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ In my time living in Paris, I discovered that the French are obsessed with seasonality. This uncomplicated dish was on the menu everywhere I went in springtime, and I was happy to eat it daily. You couldn't... Read More

Thank you for your support

Straight to the point With Sam Uffindel Tauranga City MP It is a real privilege to be able to represent the people of Tauranga. I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to continue to work hard and deliver for you. My... Read More

Tall Dwarfs, nostalgia and funk

Winston Watusi Music Plus I feel a sense of returning to normality with this column - for the past week I've been living with Tall Dwarfs. To live with Tall Dwarfs - the New Zealand duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate - for... Read More

Central England Temperatures 1700-2018

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 "Central... Read More

The loss of boxing history

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Next week's 2022 Boxing New Zealand National Championships in Whanganui will be held under a cloud of disappointment and disbelief, with the loss of two of the... Read More