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Tauranga Annual Average Afternoon Temperatures 1914-2018

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. It's very common for areas such as Tauranga... Read More

Looking to be a busy year

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP What an amazing summer we have had so far. The weather has seen many locals and holidaymakers at the beach, enjoying the sun and the sea. During the holidays I took the opportunity to spend... Read More

A good start to 2019

Tamati Coffey Labour MP Firstly, a shout out to our crews from the national Waka Ama champs. You were amazing! Tauranga Moana has definitely started 2019 with a bang. I loved attending A Summer's Day Disco and seeing The Village... Read More

Our promise to the Bay of Plenty’s future generations

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty Tiaki. It means to care for people and place. As a destination management organisation, we like to think we do just that. We care about the beautiful part of the world we live in because we... Read More

Celebrating 100 years of rugby in the BOP

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Te Puna Rugby Club were forced to play the waiting game last year, as they counted down to the club's centennial year in 2019. The club, who wear the dark blue... Read More

Tauranga December Rainfalls 1898-2018

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph below shows the range of Tauranga's December rainfalls, from an extreme high of 447 mm in 1962 to a low of only 4 mm in 1930. The second wettest December was 2018, when 278 mm was recorded The... Read More

Pick of the bunch

Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz If you're on holiday in the Bay, you're probably questioning why you don't live here year-round. The last few years has seen an increase in people from across the country,... Read More

Tauranga November Average Afternoon Temperatures 1913-2018

Weather Eye with John Maunder During November 2013, Tauranga had its warmest November ( average afternoon temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius), since records began in 1913. Since then the November temperatures have been 20.5 degrees... Read More

New Year Dishonours List 2019

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Welcome to the first week of New Year 2019. Let's celebrate the best along with the most cringe-worthy moments and forgettable celebrities of the year past. RR has compiled... Read More

Looking forward to new year changes

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Happy New Year! I Hope you're enjoying the festive break and making the most of what our beautiful part of the country has to offer. Although I've been keeping busy seeing family, putting the long line... Read More

Help us make the Bay’s summer unforgettable!

Kristin Dunne Tourism Bay of Plenty It's set to be the Bay's biggest summer yet. With a packed schedule featuring international sporting events, some of the hottest musicians, cruise ships and festivals, who could argue? Because... Read More

Tauranga November Rainfalls 1898-2018

Weather Eye with John Maunder The graph shows the range of November rainfalls from 1898 to 2018 in Tauranga, from an extreme high of 285 mm in 1916 to a low of only 12 mm in 2009. The second wettest November was 1967, when 240... Read More