Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Fantastic beaches, beautiful natural landmarks, prominent Māori history and robust tourism-related infrastructure. The Bay of Plenty has it all, as an incredibly successful cruise ship season... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz While the Gate Pa Racecourse in Tauranga has produced some very good racehorses over the years - some six decades ago - a bay coloured thoroughbred with four white... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 119 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Peter White Sport in the Bay www.sunlive.co.nz Whakarewarewa versus Rotoiti is as intense a local derby as you are ever likely to find in club rugby. The pride of the region is at stake with everyone involved in the match... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Two very unusual events occurred this week. 1. I went shopping at the Warehouse. 2. I was offended. During a rare visit to the large red store this week I was seriously offended... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris We don't all think alike as a community, so it's no surprise that councillors elected by the community don't all think alike either! In my five years on... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The suggestion to implement a no-pursuit policy for young fleeing drivers by the Children's Commissioner would not make anyone safer on the roads. The police have the harrowing task of keeping... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz This Government talks a lot about wellbeing, kindness and compassion. All of these things are important but it seems to be just talk. The numbers of people on benefits... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The sight of Te Puna and Arataki premier rugby teams standing shoulder to shoulder before kick off in their Anzac Day premier clash at Maramatanga Park, symbolised... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Among the many climate science meetings I have attended, the most significant, at least in term of climate change is concerned, is my involvement in the UN sponsored International Conference held in... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been little overall trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from milder/warmer temperatures... Read More

Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday. By midweek, the toll from the coordinated bombings at churches, luxury hotels and other sites stood at 321 dead and 500 wounded. The bloody and barbaric events triggered... Read More