SAVING OUR SKIN with Kirsty Martin from Jamele Skincare Centre This month, we are shining a light on gut health. Healing an unhappy gut will have enormous benefits for your skin, mood and health. Our gut is home to a... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ My love language is food. If someone cooks for me, or gives me produce from their garden, I couldn't think of anything better. My friend Hope brought me a freshly-picked bunch of rhubarb from her garden,... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP Last week I was appointed as Acting Opposition Spokesperson for Agriculture, Food Safety and Biosecurity. I've been involved in primary industries all my life, growing up in our... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus This week - a couple of live shows. There's a blues afternoon at the end of the month but, first, a fella coming to Katikati who needs no introduction. So what do you have to do to 'need no introduction'?... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Western Bay of Plenty Cricket has opened the new season to a record number of senior grassroots teams. However successful promotion of sport can be a two edged sword The... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The following data sets and comments are from the climate4you.com website developed by Professor Ole Humlum who is a Danish Professor Emeritus of Physical Geography at the University of Oslo, and Adjunct... Read More

Commision News & Views with Commission Chair Anne Tolley The Weekend Sun's coverage of Tauranga City Council's recent parking plan changes was headlined 'Free parking kicked to the curb'. That's fair enough, but as we all know,... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ 1 leek, finely sliced 1 fennel bulb, finely sliced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 skinless chicken breasts 1 big bunch of each: coriander, mint, parsley, dill. Roughly chopped. 2 cups spinach, roughly... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One This weekend sees the return of cruise ships to our region, a welcome sight for many locals and particularly those in the industry that serves the many thousands of passengers that they... Read More

Talking Politics With Sam Uffindell Tauranga City MP It has been a very busy week in Tauranga. I've been out meeting local businesses in Bethlehem, Greerton, Fraser Cove and Mount Maunganui and the support for National in the... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP For me, this time of year is always filled with optimism - the clock moves forward as we turn towards summer, and the days start to feel warmer and longer. The latest figures show that this optimism... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus There is, as is often noted, a lot of music out there. Exactly how much is open to speculation... For a while now people have been touting figures from Spotify which suggest that 60,000 new tracks are... Read More