Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ This week on the Foodbuzz podcast we had the pleasure of chatting with Steph Meaden -the owner of Tay Street Store in Mount Maunganui, and Gather café in Papamoa. I managed to persuade Steph to... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus I hate to offend people, so apologies in advance to anyone upset by the extra public holiday this month. 'Cause I'm dead chuffed. I am a simple non-business-owner worker; and, in solidarity with the... Read More

Better Understanding Dementia Ruth Thomas You can see your parents struggling. Mum's repeatedly asking the same questions, Dad's getting frustrated and covering for Mum. You've suspected something is wrong for a while - Mum may... Read More

Green Goals with Josh Cole Green Party On the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition, the Green Party is calling on the Government to make te reo Māori a core curriculum subject in mainstream schools and to support... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz A half-century ago, New Zealand's sporting public would have been abuzz with anticipation and interest in New Zealand soccer's biggest prize, being decided at... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder The chart below shows that since 1979, when reliable satellite observations became available, there has been an overall small warming trend in the average tropospheric temperatures, apart from, at times,... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus This week it's a gig and a round-up of recent releases. Let's get right to it... First the gig, which is one I mentioned a few weeks back. More information has arrived since; and it sounds like a most... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP I attended the opening of the AIMS Games 2022 last Sunday night, after a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19. It was an understatement to say the excitement was infectious! Hosting this event is huge... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris Earlier this month we saw some of the most damning criticism of the Government's Three Waters agenda to date from the Auditor-General and public law experts. The Government... Read More

Todd Talks with Todd Muller National MP New Zealanders are facing critical delays as surgical waitlists grow. Nearly three years of a pandemic and our border closures have meant the loss of thousands of health workers,... Read More

Maddie Hughes FOOD BUZZ This recipe couldn't be more perfect for this time of year: quick and easy, but also ridiculously delicious - and, it uses up all those lemons that everyone's trees are heavy with! It also keeps beautifully.... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz One of the Bay of Plenty's iconic sporting events is just days away from staging and will see thousands of competitors test their mettle and stamina to the limit. The... Read More