Jan Tinetti Labour MP At the end of last year, Tauranga city leaders were asked about their wishes for our beautiful city for 2019. I stated that my wish is for people to show kindness to each other, and that we continue to work... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP New Zealand First has long advocated looking for alternative methods of predator control. Monday's announcement, made by Minster Jones, of a $19.5 million PGF investment to develop alternative,... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris In the third part of this series about decisions that have changed our city, choices that are before us now and decisions future leaders will have to contend... Read More

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz My inbox is full of complaints about the recent changes to the bus network. They range from frustration to desperation and concern over children being left at bus stops,... Read More

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Let's be honest, the Bay of Plenty can be enjoyed year-round. Sunshine and surf mixed with world-class events, cruise ships and festivals might be our summer staples, but there is more than... Read More

Stuart Pedesen Investor and former economist www.sunlive.co.nz The ideal world Most folk agree that in principle returns on all kinds of investments should be taxed the same as earnings from all kinds of employment or running... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The curtain has come down on a wonderful three months of top class cricket at the Bay Oval. India thrilled the sold out ground in two games with the Black Caps.... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph shows the range of Tauranga's January rainfalls from 1898-2019, varied from an extreme high of 532 mm in 1907 to a low of only 1 mm in 1928. The second wettest January was 2011, when... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz The big news this week: The North Pole is moving. Scientists have released an updated position for True North. And this is where it gets confusing. Because True North has... Read More

Sharnae Hope Sharnae's Stance If you put ice into a warm drink, it is guaranteed to melt. This is a small scale model of what our planet is currently doing, and it is closer to home than we may think. Global warming is a controversial... Read More

Janne GuitarGirl Spotlight On… Tauranga's own Leah Carroll remembers her Grandad's home studio when she was around four-years-old. It was there he recorded a cassette tape of Leah singing Christmas carols. Her mother played... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last week, I introduced a series on key decisions that have changed the course of our city's history, the choices that are before us now and decisions future... Read More