Weather Eyewith John Maunder Rainfalls for the month of March have been recorded in Tauranga since 1898 - except for 1904, 1908 and 1909. This graph below shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 504 mm in 1979, to a low of 5 mm in 1943. The... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz An old Batmobile sits gathering dust on my office desk. Batman is a lonely figure, hunched over the wheel, wondering where his life went.There's no sign of Robin. That's because they both went down... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris I received a letter in the mail this week inviting me to go on the Maori electoral roll, as I have Maori ancestors, and it got me thinking. Many of those in favour of ancestry-based... Read More

Todd MullerNational MP Last weekend, as I sat in the natural amphitheatre of the Te Puna Quarry listening to a superb kapa haka performance from our local disabled community, I reflected on a few weeks earlier when I had the pleasure of helping... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP As a Tauranga resident, I struggle with traffic and congestion. It quite often takes me more than 35 minutes to get from Golf Road to the Harbour Bridge via Hewletts Road in the morning and again in reverse... Read More

Angie Warren-ClarkLabour MP I was pleased this week to hear an update from Professor Ron Paterson, chairperson of the Mental Health Inquiry, where he said that the inquiry is now well underway. During the election campaign last year issues around... Read More

Bridget NicholisAcacia Safari Tours This week I am saying 'Hi' from the Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya. As I have mentioned, no two trips here are the same. Normally the highlight in this park is seeing more than a million wildebeest migrating... Read More

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz My motorcycle tour in India in 2015 was a feast for my senses including, of course, my taste buds. Most curry recipes contain the brilliant yellow spice turmeric. It has also been a mainstay of Indian... Read More

Kristin DunneTourism Bay of Plenty The future of tourism in the Bay of Plenty is literally in your hands.On Monday, April 16, submissions on Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan - including Tourism Bay of Plenty's bid for increased funding -... Read More

Active Voicewith Laura BoucherSport BOP Communications Advisor Risk versus responsibility - it's a simple equation. Less responsibility, less risk. More responsibility, more risk. As children, we're not afraid to climb trees, jump off heights,... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Flying under the radar in term one of the school year is an unheralded component of the New Zealand Cricket age-group pathway. The NZ Cricket Schools competitions, which are played... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder The storm that grew out of tropical cyclone Gisele caused the strongest wind ever recorded in New Zealand - 181 km/h (98 knots) gusting 269 km/h (145 knots) at Oteranga Bay west of Wellington. Although it wrought havoc... Read More