Blogs

Confidence in our sunscreens

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP It's that time of year when the holidays are over and we're getting back to the reality of daily life. I hope that, like me, you have enjoyed some time off with your loved ones,... Read More

Cost of living

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz New Zealand's economy has a lot going for it at the moment and should be booming. Our terms of trade are at historical highs, interest rates are low and the Government has... Read More

Making sure everyone has a warm, dry place to call home

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP With the Christmas break behind us and that list of New Year's resolutions posted to the fridge, it's around this time that we start looking to the year ahead. Whenever I attend the Papamoa Lions Club... Read More

Kiwi boxers chasing olympic dream

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Nine Kiwi boxers, including Western Bay of Plenty's Ariane Nicholson, are currently chasing an Olympic Dream. They are preparing in Thailand for the Asia/Oceania... Read More

Tauranga Average Afternoon Temperatures for December 1913-2019

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 average afternoon temperature in December... Read More

The folkies are coming

Winston Watusi Music Plus A whole bunch of people with acoustic instruments are heading towards Tauranga. It happens that way sometimes. Music here used to be very much a matter of famine or feast. Like those buses that eventually... Read More

Government making change

Tamati Coffey Labour MP Nga mihi o te tau hou Pakeha! I'm kicking things off by stating as many benefits for Māori and Tauranga, delivered by this Government, as I can in 220 words! We launched Tauranga's Housing First homeless... Read More

Cost of living

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz New Zealand's economy has a lot going for it at the moment and should be booming. Our terms of trade are at historical highs, interest rates are low and the Government has... Read More

Tauranga Transit: How are we doing?

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP I believe the liveability of a city is closely related to its level of connectivity, which directly relates to the quality of public transport that it offers. Some parts of Tauranga's transport... Read More

Getting ahead in life

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The human race is constantly evolving and nothing gets me more excited than a good technological advancement. In fact, I hadn't even sat down at my desk first the morning this week when a colleague... Read More

Super Smash competition

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz After several seasons of trying to find the ideal time for the Super Smash competition, NZ Cricket have nailed it this season, with the NZC Major Association T20... Read More

Solar Activity and Spotless Days

Weather Eye with John Maunder The NASA solar physics website, and other websites such as the Royal Observatory of Belgium, include information on sunspot numbers, spotless days, the 'Maunder Minimum' and sunspot cycle predictions. A... Read More