Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Parking was at a premium at Maramatanga Park last Saturday, when Sideline Sid caught up with his first club rugby game in nearly a year. The delayed start to this... Read More

Haydn Marriner is a Rotorua tourism operator and political junkie. If you ever wanted to know when it was the best time to join the National Party, it's now. The party is shedding senior MPs like a dog sheds fur - the old and smelly stuff giving... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 122 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus As the music scene returns to normal so does this column; this week we've got a blues gig and a new album. The album, My Red Guitar, is by Tauranga local Ian Gilmour, recorded at Whakamarama's Boatshed... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The Green Party has come up with a great solution to something - I'm not sure what exactly - with its new tax policy. Basically if you don't already earn $325 a week, you definitely will now. The... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris 'I'll be in Tauranga at 10 o'clock” I say. 'You're already in Tauranga,” comes the response from a Council colleague. 'No, I'm in the Mount... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The saying that 'the more that things change - the more that they stay the same' seems to have come true in this years Mitre 10 Cup. When the Mitre 10 Cup -... 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

Winston Watusi Music Plus Some weeks things simply don't work out the way you planned. Following a column talking about local studios and the types of albums they produce, I planned to review a debut album from songwriter Ian Gilmour... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the internet. It has revolutionised the way we store and access information but it has its faults as well. You can attempt to cure your disease while... Read More

Professor Jens Mueller Good Business When you're Paul the Plumber, are you a business? I love it when these creative artsy people design new logos for businesses - it makes even the smallest business look flash and substantial!... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris The statement by the Mayor last week that Tauranga City Council was 'insolvent' caught many by surprise, including Councillors and Council staff. It was... Read More