Green Goals with Josh Cole Last week, the government made some positive changes to support urban density. However, these changes alone will not be enough to combat the ongoing issue of urban sprawl. If we truly want... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a naturally occurring global climate cycle known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, or ENSO for short. ENSO influences... Read More

Roger Rabbits with Jim Bunny 'It's just that….” She's fumbling for words because I've upset and offended her. Wee nose upturned, lips twitching. 'It's just morally wrong”. It was always going to be... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz It is regularly suggested that because Tauranga is a middle-of-the-road city, I should write about middle-of-the-road music. The problem is that my musical compass... Read More

Talking Politics with Sam Uffindell, Tauranga MP Reflecting the Government's priority to improve the public services Kiwis rely on, including mental health care, the National-led government has announced five mental health... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid At the beginning of July, New Zealand born women's tennis player Lulu Sun was unheralded outside the realms of hard-core tennis fans. Fast forward two weeks, she had... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The ‘Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - ‘storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after... Read More

Lobbying For Good with Erika Harvey With ballot papers already delivered, Tauranga anticipates its first elected representatives in almost five years. Politics might seem dull, especially to younger voters, but the... Read More

Music Plus with Winston Watusi watusi@thesun.co.nz How bands approach the recording studio has changed a lot, at least since the 1960s. Why the 1960s? That's when studios started using multi-track recorders, first four-track,... Read More

Abundant Life with John Arts | abundant.co.nz Imagine trying to drive your car after someone had crimped the fuel line from your fuel tank to your engine. The car would still run but would quickly lose power on a hill... Read More

Sports correspondent & historian with Sideline Sid The middle of winter may seem like an unusual time to get excited about cricket. However, the first day of July signals the start of the new cricket season to the many... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 125 years. The rainfall for June 2024 was 173 mm. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation... Read More