Blogs

Bob Dylan, a birthday, and Te Puna

Winston Watusi Music Plus I've been thinking this week about community; a couple of events on July 24 show again that it's happening and growing all around us. First of all though, I must mention an upcoming Bob Dylan concert,... Read More

From a NZ ring to the Olympic Games

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Little did Sideline Sid know that when he called a 16-year-old David Nyika into the ring at the 2011 Boxing New Zealand National Championships, that a decade later,... Read More

Tauranga June Rainfalls 1898-2021

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 122 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Sideline Sid celebrates Black Caps win

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz At the dawn of the new millennium, even the most passionate New Zealand cricket fans wouldn't have dared to suggest, that the Black Caps would be at the top... Read More

Tauranga Northern Link tragedy

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz You may have seen an announcement by Labour a few weeks back about building a cycleway across the Auckland Harbour for $785 million, ready for use in the late 2020s. But the... Read More

All things environmental

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP I have been on the Environment Select Committee since I came into parliament in 2017, and am really passionate about doing the best for our environment. So I'm delighted with the two massively impactful... Read More

Two local shows and a sex toy battle

Winston Watusi Music Plus It seems I've been on a bit of a rant recently; let's return to regular stuff. Largely. This week that includes: Reb Fountain in Katikati; a band with a name I can't pronounce and a band with a name I... Read More

Building the cathedrals of Europe... the climate factor ... My latest WeatherEye

Weather Eye with John Maunder Building the cathedrals of Europe... the climate factor 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... Read More

The gap between study and work

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Last week we launched a Future of Work campaign at Priority One. We are doing this to better educate students and parents on what types of jobs will be created in the future, and the... Read More

Is Cameron Road Tauranga’s answer to Auckland’s Skypath?

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Peter Williams said a few weeks ago that the proposed $45 million-plus cycleway, bus lane and gardening changes along Cameron Road were 'a classic example of a solution... Read More

Preparing for the next vaccination phase

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP Along with securing a strong recovery, the government's top priority remains protecting the country from Covid-19. That means keeping the virus out of our communities, and rolling out safe, effective... Read More

Forecasted growth questionable

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP It was great to be back at Mystery Creek for Fieldays last week. The rural community were pretty vocal about their disappointment with the Labour government. With international... Read More