Sideline Sid has been reminded that cricket is like life which never goes in a straight line, but has many highs and lows before players reach their goals. A English player that showcased his amazing batting skills in the Bay of Plenty before his recent... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder New Zealand's NIWA has an informative review of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) written by Jim Renwick and David Thompson. The Southern Annular Mode (or SAM) is a ring of climate variability that... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Is it too early to get nostalgic for CDs? I must confess to being slightly baffled by still-flourishing vinyl revival. What is it people hear in vinyl? 'The sound quality is better” I've heard said.... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Well folks, we get so caught up in the global misinformation crisis, a pandemic, humanitarian crises and rumours of warmongering that we've lost sight of how serious things have... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The cost of living is at the front of mind for many of us right now. We feel it at the petrol pump and at the supermarket. We knew we needed to act, and we did so quickly with much more to come. As... Read More

Rotorua's Baywide cricket side Central Indians are sitting in the box seat, as the Williams Cup enters the post section phase of the time-honoured cricket competition. The two Rotorua premier sides that combined in 2016, brought a long history to their... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch New Zealand is the second most democratic country in the world. We are so democratic that it's hard to keep up with. There are elections for central government, local government, community boards,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus 'Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.” That's something Australian photographer Peter Adams said; and it is undeniably very wise and very true. I saw it offered as advice... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP History was made last week, with a hybrid setting for house operations. Some members remained in the chamber while the majority joined virtually. Speaking in the house, from my house, was a first.... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Labour shortages are dominating businesses' thinking across the region, and country, at the moment. There are a few factors affecting this; businesses will create jobs as the economy grows... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Today I want to address another key concern many of you raised with me in my electorate survey, which was transport. In response to the question: ‘What is the most important... Read More