The Engineer with Dr Tim Maltby The elections are now behind us. Mahé Drysdale has been elected mayor, along with nine ward councillors - a team of 10 very competent Tauranga folk. We wish them well. There is a... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of July have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898. The graph for the period 1898-2024 shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 348 mm in 1951,... Read More

Skin Secrets with Sue Dewes from Tranquillo Beauty Today I'm writing about wedding skincare and makeup. As we all know, weddings are a special occasion, and it's important to look and feel our best on this day. Firstly,... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny If the answer is a pumpkin - what is the question? Ponder that while you shine your glass slipper Cinderella. Before trying to get your noodle around this conundrum, here's some context,... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey With the election finished, Tauranga now welcomes its first set of elected representatives in nearly five years. The excitement is palpable, though there are some surprises. With... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz I recently wrote about Co Enzyme Q10 and was surprised at the amount of contact from readers - especially from those wanting help dealing with side effects of cholesterol-lowering... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week I'm making future memories, with just two words: Skibidi Toilet. Though familiar to some of you I suspect this is new to the majority; one day you'll think... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Rugby is king in the Western Bay of Plenty when it comes to grassroots sport. Last Saturday, an estimated 5000 spectators flooded into two Western Bay venues, to watch... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Climate extremes in New Zealand, since instrumental records became available in the 1850s, show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees Celsius recorded in Rangiora on February... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny It was a ‘what-the-hell?' moment - a queue at the DX Mailbox in the Cherrywood shopping centre. A queue of four dusty old grey heads, but still a queue, and at 1.30pm on a Saturday... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz This week I planned to write about the Tauranga City Council elections: it seemed important. Then I read this on SunLive: Only about one-third of Tauranga residents... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid Thermal clothing and woolly hats will be the order of the day on Bay of Plenty rugby finals day on Saturday, which will end a club season that kicked off in the balmy... Read More