Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP We are in extraordinary times, with New Zealand experiencing a pandemic not seen in over 100 years and in a lock down that we've never experienced before. For some it's a minor... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz As we enter what could be the final week of level-4 lockdown there is still a lot of questions and uncertainty for many of you. As a country, we need to be seriously thinking... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Only a few legendary sports stars become so synonymous with their calling, that they go hand-in-hand in public recognition of their chosen sport. Motor Racing lost... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I guess it was inevitable that writing these columns during a worldwide pandemic would mean some of them turning into obituaries. And so it is right now when I was planning to extol the lockdown virtues... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. The graph shows details of the average daily... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I've been flooded with questions from all corners of the country since the Covid-19 lockdown began, and it felt good to get those New Zealanders some answers this week. We... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the few bright spots for Sideline Sid in recent weeks has been the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics for twelve months. The news gives certainty to the... Read More

Jan Tinetti Labour MP Firstly I want to acknowledge you, the people of Tauranga, who over the past two weeks have supported and adhered to the rules of the lockdown period by staying at home in order to not only protect yourselves... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus We continue this currently weekly glance at things appearing on the radar at the Watusi Country Club that have helped turn Winston's frown upside down while in lockdown. Each week expect a selection... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979, to a low of... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus So here we are: the first column without a newspaper to accompany it. After over fifteen years of writing a weekly column it seems strange. But, in the hope that some of you out there, either isolated... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With plenty of time on his hands, Sideline Sid was cleaning up some of his cricket files the other day, when he stumbled on his Bay of Plenty Cricket Player of the... Read More