Jan Tinetti Labour MP Every day in New Zealand around 66 people are diagnosed with cancer; a lot of us are affected by this disease. Locally we have amazing support services including the Breast Cancer Support Services. Helen and... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz In a frenetic weekend of sport that included the Rugby World Cup and all its dramas, the Silver Ferns snatching victory from the Aussie's and Bathurst - one... Read More

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

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Rogers has been through major surgery and is now in Rest and Recovery Mode for a few months. Resurfacing this week for a gander at the local and national news scene and I have... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus October this year is a tricky time for promoters and bands: the Rugby World Cup messes everything up. It's not as though every single person in the country obsessively watches rugby. But a lot do. And... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Most New Zealanders would be surprised to hear that English is not actually an official language of New Zealand. The languages that currently hold this title are Te Reo Maori and New Zealand... Read More

Todd Talks By Todd Muller There have been multiple outbreaks of measles across the country and it has been confirmed New Zealand has now exported two cases to the United States. Already there have been 59 confirmed cases of measles... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Tauranga Boxing Club head coach Chris Walker further enhanced his credentials as one of the best amateur boxing coaches in the country, after the 2019 Boxing New... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of September have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898, except for 1904, 1907, 1908, and 1909. The graph below shows the range of rainfalls from an extreme high of 274 mm in... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's October already, a month for female singer-songwriters to wend their way to Tauranga. There has been a huge rise of female singer-songwriters in recent years, the most obvious in terms of international... Read More

Janne GuitarGirl Spotlight On… A super celebration of all things to do with guitars. Electric or acoustic, whether you play, listen,jam or just admire. Join us on October 10 at the Black Sheep Bar & Grill, just off the main... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch Kiwis and pies go hand in hand. In fact you could put an actual kiwi in a pie and get away with it because pies are more Kiwi than kiwis. There is nothing more quintessentially Kiwi than a pie. And... Read More