Melissa Gordon Primary School Sport DirectorSport Bay of Plenty Here in the Bay of Plenty, children have a variety of sport and physical activity options available to them to keep them healthy and active, whether it be with their families and... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz On reading SunLive, Sideline Sid was saddened by the news that the New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Under 14 championships are leaving Mount Maunganui after 17 highly successful years. From... Read More

Weather Eyewith John Maunder This is the 200th issue of WeatherEye Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990. It's very common for... Read More

Vet Checks Inwith Rachael Woodfrom Mount Vet Hospital Deciding whether or not to desex your pet can be a big decision to make. Desexing is not only beneficial to your pet in many ways but is highly recommended. WHY SHOULD I DESEX MY PET? There... Read More

Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP Things are clearly not going so well in New Zealand at the moment. Income inequality, lack of housing, hyper-immigration, and reports that one third of our waterways are so polluted that it would not be safe... Read More

Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz Ground Control to Major Tom, there's something wrong, New Zealand's broke, your funding's gone… Astronomers are over the moon with the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets, in orbit around... Read More

Todd TalksBy Todd Muller I grabbed a sausage the other day off a hard-working parent standing behind a barbecue on a beating hot day while a group of 17-year-olds cleaned my car from top to bottom. Outside Mount College it was the rowers' turn... Read More

Spotlight on...with Janne GuitarGirl LA Thompson has been writing and performing her own music from the age of three. She has been a vocalist in original/covers band Road To Amber, and performed with all-girl band Lace. LA and Chris Barclay form... Read More

Straight from city councilA personal view,by Councillor Steve Morris Did you know homeowners in Tauranga pay a higher proportion of rates compared with the commercial sector than any other city in New Zealand? Eighty-three per cent of Tauranga's... Read More

Lena Kairau Active Families AdvisorSport Bay of Plenty Unfortunately, the obesity statistics for children in New Zealand do not paint a positive picture. The latest data available from the 2015/16 Health Survey found that one in nine children,... Read More

Weather Eyewith 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 diameter of a sunspot... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Two of the top three teams in Women's International Cricket will square off at the Bay Oval at Blake Park in Mount Maunganui this week, when the New Zealand White Ferns play Australia... Read More