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Reggae, blues, folk – Music is all around

Winston Watusi Music Plus Another week gone and more people seem to be re-embracing live music. This is nothing but a good thing. Wear a mask, keep your distance, whatever works for you, but get out and enjoy a bit of music - there's... Read More

Time to get busy

Straight to the point With Sam Uffindel Tauranga City MP It's been one month since we won the Tauranga by-election. The final results showed a majority victory with a margin of 6354 votes, more than double that of the next candidate.... Read More

More cost of living support for New Zealanders

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP We've taken the next step in our plan to support Kiwis with the cost of living. To fight inflation and ease the pressure on people here in the Waiariki, we've extended the fuel tax cut, reduced road... Read More

Ease student hardship with free public transport

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party The Government must lift student incomes now! New evidence shows thousands of students are living in poverty, with many struggling to pay rent and put food on the table. Everyone in this... Read More

All Black losses nothing new

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz An air of pessimism set over Aotearoa in the weekend, after 'our' beloved All Blacks limped off the Cake-Tin with their fourth loss in their last five test... Read More

Southern Oscillation Index

Weather Eye with John Maunder For further information on a range of weather and climate matters see my recent book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. Available from Amazon. The following... Read More

Preparing our kids for great careers

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One As we head into the second half of the year, many BOP students and their parents will begin looking into career options, and it is a good opportunity to consider what the future may hold... Read More

Energy? Anger? It's dead simple

Winston Watusi Music Plus The word 'punk' means different things to different people - and that's even before you start using it as a musical term. Once you start trying to define 'punk' musically you end up... Read More

Share your views next week

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP I'm really looking forward to hosting Erica Stanford in the Bay of Plenty electorate this Monday. Erica is the MP for East Coast Bays and is the Opposition Spokesperson for Immigration... Read More

Ensuring Kiwis pay a fair price at the supermarket

Jan Tinetti Labour MP As part of our work to support Kiwis with cost of living pressures, we're taking the next steps to fix the supermarket sector and ensure fair prices at the checkout. I know that people here in Tauranga are... Read More

Judea Rugby Club legends recognised

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Four Hundred is a big number in rugby. Four hundred points is a lot touchdowns and kicks over the crossbar - so it's hard to contemplate 400 senior games for the... Read More

Global sea level change

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global (or eustatic) sea level change is measured relative to an idealised reference level, the geoid, which is a mathematical model of planet Earth's surface. Global sea level is a function of the... Read More