Blogs
02:21pm Tue 04 Jun, 2019
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz There is a special place in the hearts of most sports fans for the underdog - especially when they cause a massive upset, like Andy Ruiz Jnr winning the World heavyweight... Read More
01:13pm Fri 31 May, 2019
Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Election time is approaching. The signs are clear. The nutters are coming out of the woodwork. Election time is like a supermoon. It flushes out the feral lunatics amongst us.... Read More
12:26pm Fri 31 May, 2019
Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Queen's Birthday weekend is a popular time to travel on our roads. Like many New Zealanders I will have my family with me this weekend. When driving as a parent you are... Read More
12:23pm Fri 31 May, 2019
Jan Tinetti Labour MP When I was a principal there were children at my school who had never been to the Mount beach with their families, not because they didn't want to enjoy our beautiful coastline, but because their families couldn't... Read More
12:18pm Fri 31 May, 2019
Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP This week saw a sea-change in European politics. Millions of voters in European Parliament elections abandoned traditional establishment parties which have dominated polls for decades, in favour... Read More
11:42am Tue 28 May, 2019
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A few days of R&R in the Coromandel has brought a unintended break from digital communication. The delightful motel unit near the shores of the Firth of Thames... Read More
12:20pm Mon 27 May, 2019
Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Even when traditional economic indicators have been good, many New Zealanders have continued to struggle in their everyday lives. The wellbeing approach prioritises what is most important and... Read More
11:00am Mon 27 May, 2019
Weather Eye with John Maunder The 'Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots - 'storms' on the sun - became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer... Read More
09:08am Fri 24 May, 2019
Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP Even when traditional economic indicators have been good, many New Zealanders have continued to struggle in their everyday lives. The wellbeing approach prioritises what is most important and... Read More
09:07am Fri 24 May, 2019
Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week, Auckland Mayoral candidate John Tamihere announced he wants a congestion charge on trucks entering Auckland's port. Could such a congestion charge... Read More
09:06am Fri 24 May, 2019
Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP As some readers may know, before becoming an MP I worked as a volunteer from for Ministry of Justice for 11 years (from 1991) as a Domestic Violence Advisor and spent five years as the manager at Tauranga... Read More
01:27pm Tue 21 May, 2019
Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Each year brings a pivotal sporting event which grabs the attention of the nation for the duration of the event. For the next two years it will be Japan with the... Read More