Blogs

Winding back clock to rugby in 1922

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last week Sideline Sid looked at the current state of play in the BOPRU Baywide rugby competition. In this edition we wind the clock back one hundred years, courtesy... Read More

Climate extremes in NZ ...Tauranga has one of them

Weather Eye with John Maunder Since instrumental records became available in the 1850's, climatic values show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees C recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the lowest temperature... Read More

Games, gigs and more for Music Month

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's still NZ Music Month, so this week is more of last week: local music, live and elsewhere... First of all, how about starting your day with a little Kiwi music fun? That's the idea behind a new version... Read More

The Blueprint to our CBD

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Last week, Priority One launched the Tauranga CBD Blueprint. The Blueprint outlines major developments planned or underway for Tauranga's CBD this decade. The 20 developments outlined in... Read More

Time for the budget

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP So by the time you are reading this we will have had this Government's second to last budget. Although I don't yet know the detail, significant debt funded cash has signalled... Read More

Smile – it’s only money

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Before Grant and Jacinda had even popped their cheese rolls in the oven on Budget Day, the Team of One here at Hutch headquarters was doing its own sums. As the shadow Finance Minister for the... Read More

Getting down to business with rugby

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid can't wait for the wet and cold of winter. Fueling his longing is the business end of the BOPRU Baywide premier rugby competition. While the nine... 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... Read More

Lean, green tourism machine

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Something strange happened the other day - I met a fresh foreigner. In my spare time I run a small lawn mowing and landscaping business, and I was asked by a third party to provide an estimate... Read More

Get the Bay moving again!

Todd McClay National MP for Rotorua With New Zealand's busiest port and the bustling kiwifruit industry the Bay of Plenty is a big contributor to the country's economy. In fact without the goods we export there would be fewer jobs... Read More

By-election a chance for tangible commitments

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The Tauranga By-election brings a relatively rare chance for Tauranga to get a significant amount of political attention as parties aim to take Simon Bridges' vacant seat. The by-election... Read More

A deluge of music at the Jam Factory

Winston Watusi Music Plus And we're off! Yes, New Zealand Music Month is up and running… So, as promised, I'll be looking at a few upcoming shows this week as it looks like next weekend is peak gigging time for the month. And... Read More