Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz Arguably, the two most important statistics in New Zealand right now are inflation, which is 5.9 per cent; and wage growth, which is 2.6 per cent. This is the highest inflation... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP We live in a great city full of kind and generous people. During my time as a local principal I was always grateful to the people who gave so generously of their time to help the children at my school; from... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Although it wasn't widely reported, certainly not as widely as it should have been, two weeks ago we lost one of the greats from New Zealand's jazz world. Jim Langabeer, who was 80, may not be familiar... Read More

Another year, another Baywide rugby format. Consultation with Bay of Plenty Rugby Union clubs has resulted in short and sharp 13 week, one (premier) division competition being endorsed. The first round of 11 weeks of preliminary play kicks-off on April... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Looks like I jumped the gun last week; next week it might the shark, but last week it was the gun. Omicron has not hit. Yet. Many things I predicted would be cancelled have in fact not been. Yet. On the... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley The New Year is well underway, but as this is my first Weekend Sun column for 2022, I'll start by wishing you all the best for the next 11 months. With the highly infectious... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP Welcome to 2022! I hope you've had a good time with your whānau and found some time to rest and relax in this stunning summer we've had so far. This year we are on track to open our borders and reconnect... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch There is a lot of suffering in the world which can be quite inconvenient at times. Normally, Kiwis can just book a flight out and travel the world. Most return with stories of how safe and comforting... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Another year, another Covid variant, and another disappointing performance from Government. Despite having seen much of the world experience the effects of the rapidly-spreading Omicron... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty Cricket secured a Hawke Cup Direct Challenge when they hammered Northland in enemy territory over Auckland Anniversary weekend. Playing their first... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder For further Infomation about a wide range of weather/climate matters see my new book "Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect". The extract below on "Climate... Read More