Winston Watusi Music Plus We're taking next week off, so this'll be the last column before Christmas. Traditionally for this one I try to include a bunch of recommendations for Christmas presents, involving local music. That's... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Meri Kirihimete fine folk of the Bay of Plenty from all of us here at Sun Media. Christmas has come early to you in The Weekend Sun. Next Friday, our feet will be up and Santa will not be delivering... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid had a small grin on his dial after reading reports that Olympic-bound Kiwi heavyweight boxer David Nyika is scheduled to have a professional fight on... Read More

Beer with me Matt Martin Sawmill Brewery, the best thing to come out of Matakana since...I have no idea. So I googled Matakana. There is a cool farmers' market and some sculptures of giant pink snails and elephants made... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder During November 2019, Tauranga had its warmest November ( average afternoon temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius), since records began in 1913. The average afternoon temperatures in November 2020 was... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One In previous articles I have talked about the need to develop higher value industries and jobs in the Western Bay. While this region is viewed by many as being well off, the reality is... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP As a member of a strong Labour Government, I recently received more than 30,000 signatures backing Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta's actions to strengthen Te Tiriti partnership commitments in... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus OK. Nearly Christmas. Footloose and Covid-free. This week I have three shows for you. First up a concert by the most excellent Grant Haua, who has spent nearly two years working on a future that is finally... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Few things get me more excited than a big infrastructure project. I love a big idea, the concept drawings make me tingle and don't even get me started on those videos that show the whole she-bang... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz In my first post-election column a few weeks back, I said that one of my four priorities for Tauranga was transport. Tauranga is still a great place to live but there's no... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Black Cap batsman Glenn Phillips smashed two centuries in six days at the Bay Oval, to bring further attention to one of the best international cricket grounds in... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph shows the range of November rainfalls from 1898 to 2020 in Tauranga, from an extreme high of 285 mm in 1916 to a low of only 12 mm in 2009. The second wettest November was 1967, when 240... Read More