Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Cutting climate pollution must be the number one priority for Cabinet when considering how it intends to price agricultural emissions. Agreeing an emissions pricing system that meets New... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus One thing I love about music, and the music scene, is that it exists simultaneously in so many different guises. Case in point: from several recent and upcoming local releases, the two I have for you this... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP The launch of Whaikaha - the Ministry of Disabled People was an historic and important moment. The Ministry has been stood up in eight months, with collaboration from leaders of the disabled community,... Read More

The Upper North Island Freight Action Plan was launched a few weeks ago. This plan is a collaboration between economic development agencies Te Waka (Waikato) and Priority One (Western Bay of Plenty) alongside major industry players. We collectively wanted... Read More

Straight to the point With Sam Uffindel Tauranga City MP It is an honour and a privilege to have been elected as your new Member of Parliament, representing you, the residents of Tauranga. I want to thank you for putting your... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The slow cooker has been simmering for two days - the smell of pork and beef stew wafting through the house. It didn't start off as a pork and beef stew, mind you. It started as a frozen lump of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The selection of a Western Bay of Plenty boxer to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is further testament to the coaching qualities of the Tauranga... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 124 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus We all know about what they say about famines and feasts and buses. It's also true of music. Sometimes I struggle to think of something to write about. These are not those times. We've just finished a... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The recent furore over how Christian schools should cater for their LGBTQIA+ students has forced me to confront my own identity and beliefs. Frankly - or Francine as the case may be - everyone... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP I'm really proud that we've delivered on Labour's election commitment to establish a public holiday to celebrate Matariki. For the first time this year, people here in the Waiariki and across the country... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP This week sees the retirement of Tauranga Boys' College principal Robert Mangan after 14 years in the top job, 33 years teaching at the school and more than 40 years involved... Read More