Simon Bridges National Party Leader simonbridges.co.nz Labour first announced KiwiBuild six years ago, when it was in opposition. It was to solve New Zealand's housing woes. Since becoming the government, they have consistently... Read More

Abundant living with John Arts Abundant Health In the last edition we looked at a major research study that confirmed the benefits of a high dose of chondroitin sulphate (CS) for joints affected by osteoarthritis. After looking... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last Saturday's continuous wet weather saw Sideline Sid ditch any plans to go outdoors and instead hit the on button on the television. First up was the televised... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder A sunspot is a relatively dark, sharply defined region on the solar disc - marked by an umbra (dark area) which is 2000 degrees Celsius cooler than the effective photosphere temperature. The average... Read More

Brian Rogers Rogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Due to the popularity of the last Auntie Roger, we've got some more pearlers for our readers this week. If you have a burning question that can only be extinguished by the smothering... Read More

Straight from city council A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Last summer was the first time Tauranga saw water restrictions in 17 years. While common in other districts, they were unheard of here during this century.... Read More

Clayton Mitchell New Zealand First MP The pace of residential and commercial development in Tauranga is outstripping both Auckland and Christchurch, with ongoing demand that needs to be met. A vast farmland not so many years ago,... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP In 2017, 380 people died on New Zealand's roads and a further 14,000 were injured in crashes. Those figures are appalling when you read them as a statistic, but even worse when... Read More

John Arts Abundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz If you use a joint supplement for osteoarthritis, then stop reading, get the bottle and check the amount of chondroitin sulphate (CS) in the daily dose. Most older-style formulas... Read More

Mary Parker One Minute Wonders The Fast Track Coach 'The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.” Benjamin Disraeli. I came across a comment that was written about... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Sideline Sid got to watch two very different ends of the cricket spectrum last weekend. On Friday, I caught the first session of the four-day match between New... Read More

Janne GuitarGirl Spotlight On… Although born in Waiouru, and having grown up with an army family, Denise did her schooling in Taupo. She had a very encouraging music teacher at her intermediate school, and it wasn't long... Read More