Blogs
01:35pm Mon 30 Mar, 2020
Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies... Read More
11:00am Mon 30 Mar, 2020
Winston Watusi Music Plus To help make your lockdown a little less trying we are doubling our weekly dose of Winston. His regular column will continue on Fridays and now every Monday he will expound on things currently making him... Read More
11:16am Fri 27 Mar, 2020
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last weekend, a thoroughbred race that dates back over a century was run at the Gate Pa track. The Tauranga Cup, over one and a quarter miles, was run almost continuously... Read More
06:01am Fri 27 Mar, 2020
Winston Watusi Music Plus Greetings from lockdown. We're all in the same boat now... I got in early, going into self-isolation 30 hours before the entire country after picking up the youngest Watusi, who had wisely decided... Read More
05:55am Fri 27 Mar, 2020
Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Hmmmm, very quiet outside. Too quiet. Mrs Hutch has just left for work but not before telling me how essential she is - for the third morning in a row. Rest home health care assistants - underappreciated... Read More
12:51pm Mon 23 Mar, 2020
Weather Eye with John Maunder Global temperatures are compiled for various areas including global (land-ocean), global (meteorological stations), three latitude bands, and hemispheric, by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies... Read More
06:01am Fri 20 Mar, 2020
Winston Watusi Music Plus This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but with a slowly descending silence. Things are not going well right now. I sat down with a friend for a drink a couple of days ago. We joked that by the... Read More
05:50am Fri 20 Mar, 2020
Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP This past week saw some momentous announcements as our government pulled out all the stops to protect the health of New Zealanders and the health of our economy in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The... Read More
05:50am Fri 20 Mar, 2020
Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz I understand many of you will be worried in light of recent events regarding COVID-19. The reality is that this is an unprecedented event and I don't blame you for having... Read More
05:50am Fri 20 Mar, 2020
Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Being a small, isolated country at the bottom of the world, nearly 2000km from our nearest neighbour sure has its disadvantages but it doesn't feel like it... Read More
05:30am Fri 20 Mar, 2020
Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Having studied a few faces this week, I can see there are more worry lines and big eyes than usual. These are classic symptoms of severe worry brought about by exposure to significant eventitis. This... Read More
12:23pm Wed 18 Mar, 2020
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz With the coronavirus sweeping the globe, the Olympic Games are in danger of postponement or cancellation. It's not for the first time the biggest international... Read More