Words from the Western Bay Mayor by Garry Webber After 12 years of fighting for a critical upgrade of the State Highway 2/Ōmokoroa intersection, I am thrilled to say it's finally happening. Council has secured $38 million... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Youth Parliament was recently held in Wellington and I was extremely fortunate to have an outstanding young woman, Lily Pearce, from Tauranga Girls' College as my Youth MP. For my column this week I've handed... Read More

Straight to the point With Sam Uffindel Tauranga City MP On Tuesday, August 2, I was sworn in and delivered my maiden speech in the House. What an honour and thank you Tauranga for sending me there! I also delivered on my by-election... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The current XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham looks set to be amongst the most successful for the New Zealand team. The team is looking to surpass the 17 gold... 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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Sychronicity. Not just the name of a Police album - it's something that happens. It's rare that 'the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Our Government has worked hard to lift incomes and make life more affordable for Kiwi families. Now, as we move forward with our plan to grow a secure economy for all, we're providing further cost of... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley Tauranga City Council is looking to empower a community panel to come up with solutions to the safety and traffic volume issues which have plagued Links Avenue in recent... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP It's becoming more apparent weekly how little this government cares about the New Zealanders who work on our frontline, helping to keep us safe in emergencies. These are our critical... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The weather of the past : July 27 1863, July 28 1939, and July 1993 Each day the New Zealand Herald publishes "On this day" which relates to the weather on that day in the past. In view of recent... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz To the naysayers that try to tell us that club rugby draws little interest, with the professional game taking all the attention - they weren't trying to get car... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party In the 2020 election campaign, the Greens released a policy to restore the Golden Triangle Railway between Auckland, Hamilton and Auckland. The money would come from the significant savings... Read More