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

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

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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Everyone seems to be talking about drugs right now; or perhaps I just need some different friends... For starters, everyone still seems unhappy about the result of the marijuana referendum. Well, I say... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Deep in the depths of winter, Western Bay of Plenty cricket fans have a smile on their face as each sunrise brings the new cricket season a day closer. The first... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The average afternoon temperature in Tauranga in May 2021 was 19.1 degrees C, the third equal warmest on record. Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Our elderly are some of the most vulnerable people in our community, and I find it heart-breaking to think that at a time in a person's life when they should have peace, safety and enjoyment, some of our... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz A couple of weeks back I spoke at outgoing Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns' leaving function. After 15 years at the helm, Mark leaves at the end of this month.... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus The French Film Festival is on right now, so let's go a little French this week. Only a little mind you. We don't want to accidentally slip in un peu Français and raise the ire of those who insist... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is plenty on the line as the Baywide premier rugby first round competition comes to a conclusion this Saturday. This season, 11 teams are chasing eight spots... 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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Snubbed! Yep, I've been hearing from people all week that Tauranga has been snubbed. Of course it was the Queen that started it. It often is. Those pesky royals. Ever since she ladled out all those gongs... Read More