Blogs

All Black losses nothing new

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz An air of pessimism set over Aotearoa in the weekend, after 'our' beloved All Blacks limped off the Cake-Tin with their fourth loss in their last five test... Read More

Southern Oscillation Index

Weather Eye with John Maunder For further information on a range of weather and climate matters see my recent book Fifteen shades of climate... the fall of the weather dice and the butterfly effect. Available from Amazon. The following... Read More

Preparing our kids for great careers

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One As we head into the second half of the year, many BOP students and their parents will begin looking into career options, and it is a good opportunity to consider what the future may hold... Read More

Energy? Anger? It's dead simple

Winston Watusi Music Plus The word 'punk' means different things to different people - and that's even before you start using it as a musical term. Once you start trying to define 'punk' musically you end up... Read More

Share your views next week

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP I'm really looking forward to hosting Erica Stanford in the Bay of Plenty electorate this Monday. Erica is the MP for East Coast Bays and is the Opposition Spokesperson for Immigration... Read More

Ensuring Kiwis pay a fair price at the supermarket

Jan Tinetti Labour MP As part of our work to support Kiwis with cost of living pressures, we're taking the next steps to fix the supermarket sector and ensure fair prices at the checkout. I know that people here in Tauranga are... Read More

Judea Rugby Club legends recognised

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Four Hundred is a big number in rugby. Four hundred points is a lot touchdowns and kicks over the crossbar - so it's hard to contemplate 400 senior games for the... Read More

Global sea level change

Weather Eye with John Maunder Global (or eustatic) sea level change is measured relative to an idealised reference level, the geoid, which is a mathematical model of planet Earth's surface. Global sea level is a function of the... Read More

Pricing must cut agriculture emissions

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Cutting climate pollution must be the number one priority for Cabinet when considering how it intends to price agricultural emissions. Agreeing an emissions pricing system that meets New... Read More

New music from the Bay

Winston Watusi Music Plus One thing I love about music, and the music scene, is that it exists simultaneously in so many different guises. Case in point: from several recent and upcoming local releases, the two I have for you this... Read More

A new beginning for 1.1 million Kiwis

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP The launch of Whaikaha - the Ministry of Disabled People was an historic and important moment. The Ministry has been stood up in eight months, with collaboration from leaders of the disabled community,... Read More

Freight action plan has vital points

The Upper North Island Freight Action Plan was launched a few weeks ago. This plan is a collaboration between economic development agencies Te Waka (Waikato) and Priority One (Western Bay of Plenty) alongside major industry players. We collectively wanted... Read More