Blogs
11:57am Mon 20 Jul, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder A new model of the Sun's interior is producing predictions of its behaviour with unprecedented accuracy; predictions with interesting consequences for Earth. Professor Valentina Zharkova of Northumbria University presented... Read More
11:12am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Clayton MitchellNew Zealand First MP The large number of foreign investors buying up New Zealand properties is creating an entire generation of Kiwis unable to buy their own home - ever. With so many Kiwis being pushed into the rental market, rent... Read More
09:52am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Matt CowleyTauranga City Councillor Yes, that's right - residents' debt will decrease even though Tauranga City Council's debt is increasing. Council is investing in infrastructure so more housing can be built. New property owners repay us for... Read More
09:49am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds Each week, beauty enthusiast Suzanne Edmonds explores the best ways to take care of ourselves so that we love the skin we're in. Every day, in the name of beauty, many of us unwittingly put a cocktail of chemicals... Read More
09:44am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Brian RogersRogers Rabbits www.sunlive.co.nz This week we have a planetary theme orbiting your favourite Sun column. Because there's a probe venturing closer to Pluto than ever before and the astronomical community is over the moon about it. Not... Read More
09:35am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Andrew von DadelszenFormer Regional Councillor There's been a lot of talk lately on rejuvenating Tauranga's CBD, but very little attention to it when councillors deliberated on their Long Term Plan. I did submit on this, and am adamant that a vibrant... Read More
09:31am Fri 17 Jul, 2015
Simon BridgesNational MP simonbridges.co.nz Last week the Government released the six-monthly snapshot of how we are tracking against our Better Public Services targets. In 2012 the Prime Minister announced 10 challenging targets for the public... Read More
02:04pm Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Jane Le GuayHealth Team Leader,Sport Bay of Plenty Some fascinating but somewhat disturbing facts are consistently making headlines. New Zealand is currently ranking third in the world of obesity ratings. It is reported six of every 10 adult... Read More
02:02pm Wed 15 Jul, 2015
Jane Le GuayHealth Team Leader,Sport Bay of Plenty Some fascinating but somewhat disturbing facts are consistently making headlines. New Zealand is currently ranking third in the world of obesity ratings. It is reported six of every 10 adult... Read More
12:31pm Tue 14 Jul, 2015
Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Baywide Rugby has reached the business end of the season, with three divisions of semi-finals to be fought out this Saturday. In the Premier ranks, Te Puke Sports finished at top of... Read More
10:24am Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Weather Eyewith John Maunder Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites during the last 100 years, including at the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990.The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures,... Read More
08:52am Mon 13 Jul, 2015
Beautiful Youby Suzanne Edmonds Each week, beauty enthusiast Suzanne Edmonds explores the best ways to take care of ourselves so that we love the skin we're in. As the debate grows over regulation of the beauty industry, I would like to put a challenge... Read More