Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch There's been a lot of mixed messages from the government over the past week or so. For starters, as if it's not bad enough being called a servant in the first place, public servants are now being... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Priority One recently did a survey of our business members around attitudes and awareness to climate change. The topic is important to us because we want businesses to be well prepared... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Throughout the year I like to hold public meetings in different parts of the Bay of Plenty electorate. So far I've held these in Welcome Bay and Lower Kaimai. I appreciate the effort... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus Writing this column there is one complaint I get more frequently than any other. It's that people don't know about stuff that's happening. It's not a complaint directed specifically at... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Debate continues on whether the 2021 Olympic Games should/will take place as the clock ticks down to July 23 start date. The XXX11 Olympiad will be the first time... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 108 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's New Zealand Music Month; the concept still seems a bit strange to me. I get the idea of course. Lest New Zealand music be lost in the glut of overseas sounds let's set aside a particular month... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The new rates-funded bins will reduce recycling trips to the transfer station and save our family-of-four at least $100-per-year. However, there's zero satisfaction in... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch You can't catch Covid from a newspaper column, so I wasn't expecting to be immunised until July at the earliest, along with the rest of the herd. It happened quite accidentally. You see, Mrs Hutch... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP The mornings and evenings have been a wee bit chilly in Tauranga this week and so it's very timely that the Winter Energy Payment resumed last weekend on May 1, ensuring that around a million New Zealanders... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party MP simonbridges.co.nz I disagree with Tauranga having Commissioners run our Council. I don't believe it was principled or necessary and it basically means we've the Labour Party from Wellington in... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A sizzling 11-under final round on Sunday, gave Auckland golf professional Tae Koh the 85th edition of the New Zealand PGA championship, played at Te Puke Golf Club... Read More