Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris It’s not often I take my 1957 Morris Oxford out during rush hour, but when I do, I’m filled with commuter anxiety. It’s not the column...... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The Employment Relations Bill had its third and final reading in parliament this week. It has been a work in progress for some time, as the three coalition partners in government have worked...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Last year, 105 people drowned in New Zealand waters, and 92 of those  deaths were preventable. Tragically, that figure includes nine children under the age of 15, and eight...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The Bay Oval lights will be turned on for international cricket for the first time this season on Friday night. India A and New Zealand A continue their series...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) is a standardized index based on the observed sea level pressure differences between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. The SOI is a leading measure of the large-scale...... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty DNA. It’s what makes us all unique and special. Just like individuals, a region’s DNA is its competitive identity and the bedrock for tourists and locals alike. But while our coastline’s...... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Political correctness has slain the last bastion of tradition. Santa Claus has been slaughtered by the whingers who believe he’s sexist. Farmers department store reportedly...... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Elsa the Elf Queen is a very special person. Elsa works at Kmart in Bayfair and she invited me to take part in the launch of this year’s Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal. What a wonderful morning it was. I...... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The struggle for teachers, nurses, police and other essential public service workers to stay ahead of the cost of living, and gain better recognition for the value of the work they do, has boiled...... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Labour first announced KiwiBuild six years ago, when it was in opposition. It was to solve New Zealand’s housing woes. Since becoming the government, they have consistently...... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health In the last edition we looked at a major research study that confirmed the benefits of a high dose of chondroitin sulphate (CS) for joints affected by osteoarthritis. After looking...... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last Saturday’s continuous wet weather saw Sideline Sid ditch any plans to go outdoors and instead hit the on button on the television. First up was the televised...... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra (dark area) which is 2000 degrees Celsius cooler than the effective photosphere temperature. The average...... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Due to the popularity of the last Auntie Roger, we’ve got some more pearlers for our readers this week. If you have a burning question that can only be extinguished by the...... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last summer was the first time Tauranga saw water restrictions in 17 years. While common in other districts, they were unheard of here during this century....... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The pace of residential and commercial development in Tauranga is outstripping both Auckland and Christchurch, with ongoing demand that needs to be met. A vast farmland not so many years ago,...... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP In 2017, 380 people died on New Zealand’s roads and a further 14,000 were injured in crashes. Those figures are appalling when you read them as a statistic, but even worse...... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz If you use a joint supplement for osteoarthritis, then stop reading, get the bottle and check the amount of chondroitin sulphate (CS) in the daily dose. Most older-style formulas...... Read More

Mary Parker One Minute Wonders The Fast Track Coach “The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” Benjamin Disraeli. I came across a comment that was written...... Read More