Straight to the point With Sam Uffindel Tauranga City MP It is an honour and a privilege to have been elected as your new Member of Parliament, representing you, the residents of Tauranga. I want to thank you for putting your... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The slow cooker has been simmering for two days - the smell of pork and beef stew wafting through the house. It didn't start off as a pork and beef stew, mind you. It started as a frozen lump of... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz The selection of a Western Bay of Plenty boxer to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is further testament to the coaching qualities of the Tauranga... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Monthly rainfalls for Tauranga have been recorded at several recording sites during the last 124 years. From January 1898 to December 1904, the observation site was described as the Tauranga Harbour,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus We all know about what they say about famines and feasts and buses. It's also true of music. Sometimes I struggle to think of something to write about. These are not those times. We've just finished a... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch The recent furore over how Christian schools should cater for their LGBTQIA+ students has forced me to confront my own identity and beliefs. Frankly - or Francine as the case may be - everyone... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP I'm really proud that we've delivered on Labour's election commitment to establish a public holiday to celebrate Matariki. For the first time this year, people here in the Waiariki and across the country... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP This week sees the retirement of Tauranga Boys' College principal Robert Mangan after 14 years in the top job, 33 years teaching at the school and more than 40 years involved... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Before the demise of sport coverage in Bay of Plenty daily newspapers and radio coverage, the selection of a Western Bay of Plenty young man making his international... Read More

Better Understanding Dementia with Ruth Thomas EnlivenPlus It's not unusual for someone with dementia, or their loved ones to try and hide what's happening. The worry is that no-one will understand or be able to help …... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Over 50 years ago in April 1968 when I was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography in the University of Victoria in Canada, I remember very well when on a Wednesday morning the representative... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party Every day there is, somewhere in Tauranga, a line-up of red, yellow, green or blue bins on the streets. These testify to the work being done by the people in the waste and recycling department... Read More