Winston Watusi Music Plus There is a special music night at Jack Dusty's next weekend - a belated tribute to one of the city's best guitar players. Mike Everard, most recently in the spotlight for his dynamite blues playing with... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sonny Bill Williams' recent pronouncement on his return to the boxing ring, that "I am not in it for the money" caused Sideline Sid to almost burst out laughing.... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's October rainfalls, from an extreme high of 357 mm in 1916 to a low of only 7 mm in 1984. The second wettest October was 1928, when 269 mm was recorded;... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Three Waters addresses our drinking water, waste water and storm water. The reform is about ensuring New Zealanders have access to safe, clean drinking water for generations to come while maintaining... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz It is a privilege to represent my constituents in Wellington as the Member of Parliament for Tauranga. Your views are important to me as I advocate for you in parliament, which... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I get increasingly sick of today's 'influencers” - mostly fly-by-night narcissists angling for sponsorship and self-promotion. But there are real Kiwi influencers out there on the music scene,... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz In the tradition of old-time newspapers, the call Stop Press where breaking news was added to the papers early editions, could be applied to Sideline Sid's contribution... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in terms of climate change is concerned, was my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch When I hear mention of the government's Three Waters Reform Programme, for some weird reason I've been flashing back to the 1993 movie Demolition Man. The movie stars Sandra Bullock as a clean-cut... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Are we still between gigs? Yeah, pretty much, so we'll go elsewhere this week. Sure, there is stuff happening. Jack Dusty's, the Barrel Room and the Hop House are continuing with seated music, but... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP The new Covid-19 protection framework, known for its ease of understanding as the ‘traffic light system', will support us in keeping people safe - especially our vulnerable communities - and minimise... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP In response to multiple requests for clarity about when New Zealand will relax Covid restrictions, the government has advised that when 90 per cent of eligible New Zealanders are... Read More