Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz It's become clear that the government doesn't see the seriousness of New Zealand's gang problem. Since Labour took office in 2017 we've seen an almost 50 per cent increase... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus After last week's sustained rant we've got snippets this time; strap on those short attention spans. And the snippets du jour are a distinctly mixed bag: new releases, new arrivals in town, more than... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Bay of Plenty club rugby followers are in need of a crystal ball to select the winner of the 2021 Baywide premier championship. Six of the eight starters in the... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Some of the answers to the complexities of the climate system are given in my recently published book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. The following... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders are fortunate that we receive free health care; many people live in countries where it costs a fortune to have a baby, treat cancer or repair injuries. My wife Michelle... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Admissions that NZ Transport Agency and council are deliberately increasing congestion to force people to walk, cycle or catch a bus has hit a raw nerve. Ask people what... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP The recent outbreaks in Australia have been a timely reminder that when it comes to Covid, we're not out of the woods yet. One of my daughters lives in Melbourne and they're in lockdown number five.... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus A few weeks back I wrote of APRA's annual Silver Scroll songwriting awards. Specifically I wrote that the Australasian Performing Right Association have stripped 2016's winner, Thomas Oliver, of his award... Read More

Stephen Selwood Sustainability and climate change initiatives weren't the headline features of Tauranga City Council's 2021-31 Long Term Plan, but if you look a bit deeper, many of our planned investments are designed to have significant... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Four new-age sports will debut at the Tokyo Olympics, with the introduction surfing, sport climbing, skateboarding and BMX freestyle, joining the more the more traditional... Read More

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

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP If you like the thought of celebrating a public holiday that you won't find anywhere else in the world, keep reading! Our government is delivering on a pre-election commitment, where New Zealand will... Read More