Winston Watusi Music Plus Sometimes you come across a bit of information that you've just got to share. Because one of life's great pleasures is sharing; be it sharing movies, music or even information. If something brings you... Read More

Angie Warren-Clark Labour MP Minister for Food Safety and Seniors, Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall visited Zespri, Eastpack and Whaioranga Trust: Elder Abuse Response Service. We are investing $20.3million to modernise our trade certification... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Western Bay of Plenty women's cricket star Nensi Patel has moved within one step of playing for the White Ferns, after being offered a New Zealand Cricket contract... Read More

Doug Leeder Chairperson, BOP Regional Council Isn't it frustrating to us all when individuals and organisations, that really should know better, make observations or provide commentary that is potentially damaging, or at the very... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus And just like that New Zealand Music Month comes to an end. Not that you'd notice… Perhaps I have become cynical but the whole 'music biz' seems such a mess these days it's hard to know what will... Read More

Democracy HQ A personal view, by Councillor Steve Morris When Māori Party president Che Wilson claimed Tauranga was mentioned as a 'hotspot” of white supremacy in a Department of Internal Affairs report, I noticed. As... Read More

Tamati Coffey Labour List MP We've just released this year's Budget, which sets out the next steps in our plan to build a secure future for New Zealand. This includes a 'cost of living' package, which will help ease the pressure... Read More

Daniel Hutchinson From The Hutch I love a good renovation project. There's two main 'reno' types - 'the buy it, fix it, flip it' kind and the other one, where you spruce up, and extend out with the intention of living in it afterwards. It's... Read More

Sideline Sid Sports correspondent & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Last week Sideline Sid looked at the current state of play in the BOPRU Baywide rugby competition. In this edition we wind the clock back one hundred years, courtesy... Read More

Weather Eye with John Maunder Since instrumental records became available in the 1850's, climatic values show a range from the highest temperature of 42.4 degrees C recorded in Rangiora on February 7, 1973, to the lowest temperature... Read More

Winston Watusi Music Plus It's still NZ Music Month, so this week is more of last week: local music, live and elsewhere... First of all, how about starting your day with a little Kiwi music fun? That's the idea behind a new version... Read More

Nigel Tutt Chief Executive of Priority One Last week, Priority One launched the Tauranga CBD Blueprint. The Blueprint outlines major developments planned or underway for Tauranga's CBD this decade. The 20 developments outlined in... Read More