Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Last week in Pāpāmoa we opened Te Ākau, the new Oranga Tamariki building on the new Ngā Parirau site. This beautiful building represents a change in the way Oranga Tamariki operate, moving forward... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz I want to touch on the government's handling of Covid-19, since its re-emergence in the community in August in the form of the Delta variant. While the government duly received... Read More

Pick a number - any number - and see how it applies to your weekend just gone by. Numbers, when they are grouped together or put side by side usually paint a picture, and my numbers for the first few days of December lined up better than they have for... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid believes that "Career on the line for Joseph Parker" is a perpetual headline that New Zealand sporting media pull out each time the Kiwi boxer enters... 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 Christmas presents can be placed into three main categories - heartfelt, practical and minimal. Heartfelt gifts are obviously the most time consuming, requiring hours of browsing and a good knowledge... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley Tauranga City Council commissioners have made some significant decisions over the past 11 months, but in adopting the refreshed Civic Precinct Masterplan at our meeting... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Covid-19 has provided us with many challenges over the past 20 months, and it's been an arduous fight against the virus. After such a long time we can sometimes forget why we need to do all of this, but it... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One The announcement of the planned redevelopment of the civic precinct is an extremely positive one for the city. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the resurgence in investment in Tauranga's... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP What a great week National has had. It was superb to see Chris Luxon and Nicola Willis hitting the ground running and our local MP, Simon Bridges, appointed as finance spokesperson. I... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus New albums are piling up thick and fast, so I better start sharing them with y'all. And here's a thought: if you're a Spotify listener (or that of other digital platforms), I'd suggest dialling up the... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid was delighted to see that Bay of Plenty Cricket has brought back their oldest trophy in the Attrill Cup for competition, after gathering dust on a shelf... Read More